6th grade Reading Street Dinosaur Ghosts Reading Questions

The discovery of the Coelophysis skeletons most likely received attention from newspaper and magazine reporters because of:

• the geological age of the skeletons.

• the location where the skeletons were found.

• the size and good condition of the skeleton.

• the number of skeletons that were found.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the main purpose of the information about the Coelophysis in the section titled "Bone Studies"?

• to give support for the idea that it ate its own kind.

• to emphasize the idea that it was built for speed

• to describe its appearance and some of its behaviors

• to explain what paleontologists did to study it.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Based on the selection, which of the following least likely helped the Coelophysis find prey?

• sharp claws

• superior vision

• fast speed

• slender leg bones

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which of the following kept the hypothesis of poisoned water from being accepted?

• the discovery of arsenic in the bones

• the discovery of arsenic in the rocks

• the position of the neck bones of the Coelophysis.

• the presence of fish with the Coelophysis bones.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

According to the selection, how was the Coelophysis like some modern-day reptiles?

• Its neck curved toward its tail

• It sometimes ate its own kind.

• It had armor to protect itself.

• Its leg bones were long and slender.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following must be accepted for the "Too Little Water-Then Too Much"

• The Coelophysis had a long flexible neck.

• The weather changed quickly in extreme ways.

• Phytosaurs were also found in the burial ground.

• The Coelophysis ran quickly and upright.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following happened in New Mexico first?

• Edwin Colbert cut out blocks of rock with bones inside.

• Edwin Colbert and his helpers found Coelophysis bones.

• Edward D. Cope's fossil hunter found Coelophysis bones.

• Charles Camp found fossils from the Triassic period.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What was the most likely cause for the death of so many Coelophysis at Ghost Ranch?

• dark, sticky earth that covered the river's edge.

• clouds of ash and sulfurous gases from erupting volcanoes.

• a drought, followed by heavy rains that caused mud flows.

• dust clouds, caused by an asteroid crash, that cooled the earth.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

Including which of the following would have been most helpful to readers?

• a map of Arizona and New Mexico

• a line graph of the numbers of skeletons found

• a time line of archaeological discoveries at Ghost Ranch

• diagram of the tools used by archaeologists

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What was probably the author's main reason for writing this selection?

• to entertain readers with stories about archaeological expeditions

• to share her views on the important work of archaeologists

• to persuade readers to agree with her opinion about the cause of the Coelophysis' death

• to inform readers about the search for an explanation for the Coelophysis' death.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6