The Importance of Sue STAAR Review

The word paleontologists in paragraph 1 tells the reader that Hendrickson's team is --

• made up of college students from South Dakota.

• made up of people who know how to change a flat tire.

• made up of people who study fossils.

• made up of people who work at museums to take care of the displays.

The photograph next to paragraph 2 helps the reader understand --

• how Sue is displayed in the musuem.

• what the site looked like when paleontologists were digging.

• where the team got a flat tire.

• why the team enjoys their job.

The reader can conclude from paragraph 6 that scientists --

• have learned all they need to about Sue.

• discovered Sue is definitely a female T-Rex.

• wanted Susan Hendrickson to have shared the bones of her other discoveries.

• have realized they still have lots to learn about Sue.

The section called "An Amazing Find" is mostly about how Susan Hendrickson's team --

• started working together as scientists.

• stumbled upon a set of T Rex skeletons that turned out to be a treasure.

• learned so much from studying Sue's bones.

• got a flat tire when working in South Dakota.

Read the sentence from paragraph 1.

"While the rest of the team worked to fix the tire, Susan decided to make use of the time."

What can the reader tell about Susan Hendrickson after reading this sentence?

• She is a hard-worker and determined.

• She is a generous and giving person.

• She has a happy personality.

• People like working with Susan.

The author wrote the article mainly to --

• convince the reader that looking for fossils can be a fun profession that one should consider.

• teach the reader how to look for fossils.

• show the reader the importance of Susan Hendrickson's T-Rex skeleton discovery.

• explain to the reader where they can go see the bones of Sue, the T-Rex.

One result of scientists studying Sue's bones is that --

• they know T-Rexes are warm-blooded.

• more people have chosen to become paleontologists.

• they know Sue was a female T-Rex.

• they know T-Rexes could hear well and were good hunters.

Read the dictionary definition of disturb.

disturb /de'sterb

1. to worry

2. interrupt the sleep of a person

3. to cause concern

4. to interfere with the normal arrangement of something

Which definition of the word disturb was used in paragraph 4?

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4