Mystery of the Terrible Hand 7B

What is the main purpose of the reading?

• to explain how paleontologists find dinosaur fossils

• to compare T. rex and Deinocheirus

• to describe an unusual type of dinosaur

Why was Deinocheirus a mystery for so long?

• No one knew who found the bones from the hands.

• Paleontologists found only a few bones from the body.

• Scientists could not agree on how long the arms were.

Which of these is true about Deinocheirus?

• It was only a little smaller than a T. Rex.

• It had very sharp teeth.

• Its body was the same shape as that of a horse.

According to the passage, what is the most unusual feature about Deinocheirus?

• its head

• its tail

• its back

Why does Darla Zelenitsky say it's "also sad in a way"?

• Deinocheirus does not look the way she thought it would.

• It was interesting to imagine what Deinocheirus looked like.

• Someone else solved the mystery of Deinocheirus, not her.

Tyrannosaurus means ______ in Greek. Rex means "king" in Latin.

• the length of time it lived

• the world's most complete T. Rex skeleton

• tyrant lizard

• a growth of skin on the top of its head

A T. Rex's lifespan -________ - was about 30 years.

• the length of time it lived

• the world's most complete T. Rex skeleton

• tyrant lizard

• a growth of skin on the top of its head

Tyrannosaurus Sue, _______, was found by fossil hunter Sue Hendrickson in 1990.

• the length of time it lived

• the world's most complete T. Rex skeleton

• tyrant lizard

• a growth of skin on the top of its head

The dinosaur Cryolophosaurus is also known as "Elvisasaurus." Fossils show that it had a head crest ________ that looked like Elvis Presley's 1950s hairstyle.

• the length of time it lived

• the world's most complete T. Rex skeleton

• tyrant lizard

• a growth of skin on the top of its head

If you examine something, you ______

• look at it quickly

• study it closely