May/June, Week 4, FRIDAY: 4th Daily Reading Ready Test

1. The purpose of this selection is mainly to - (TEKS: 4.10A, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• list the reasons T Rex was more famous than stegosaurus

• explain how stegosaurus defended itself against predators

• describe a plant eating dinosaur that lived millions of years ago

• offer specific reasons that stegosaurus wasn’t as smart as other dinosaurs

2. Which words from paragraph 1 help the reader understand the meaning of the word "herbivorous?" (TEKS: 4.3B, CCSS: RI.4.4)

• dinosaur

• meat-eating

• large, vicious

• plant-eating

3. What was the main reason stegosaurus wasn’t very smart? (TEKS: 4.6F, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• It lived during the Jurassic Period.

• The tail of the stegosaurus was larger than the brain.

• Other dinosaurs attacked it over and over again.

• It had a brain that was no larger than a dog’s brain.

4. Paragraph 2 is important to the selection because it provides information about - (TEKS: 4.9Di, CCSS: RI.4.2)

• the physical characteristics of stegosaurus

• locations where stegosaurus was known to live

• how vicious stegosaurus could be when he was hunting

• how many dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic period

5. In paragraph 2, the word "slow" means – (TEKS: 4.3B, CCSS: RI.4.4)

• showing a time earlier than the current time

• moving or operating at a low speed

• not quick to learn

• to reduce one’s speed

6. Why does the author include the information in paragraph 1? (TEKS: 4.10D, CCSS: RI.4.8)

• to present the history of where stegosaurus’ fossils have been found

• to introduce the reader to the topic of the selection

• to suggest that the reader become a paleontologist that studies the stegosaurus

• to help the reader identify the physical characteristics of a specific dinosaur

7. Which of the following belongs in the empty box above? (TEKS: 4.9Diii, CCSS: RI.4.5)

• Stegosaurus had spikes on its tail that were about 3 feet tall.

• Stegosaurus could run about five miles per hour like a dog.

• Stegosaurus was a large, vicious, meat eating dinosaur.

• Stegosaurus had a large body but a small brain.

8. Which sentence from the selection shows that stegosaurus inhabited many areas of the world? (TEKS: 4.7C, CCSS: RI.4.1)

• Stegosaurus lived in the late Jurassic Period about 150 million years ago.

• Stegosaurus must have lived in North America, Europe, and Portugal because fossils of the stegosaurus have been found in these regions.

• Scientists believe it was a slow dinosaur that could only run about five miles per hour.

• Stegosaurus was unique because it had bones and plates that ran along its spine and tail.

9. The author includes this sentence most likely to – (TEKS: 4.10D, CCSS: RI.4.8)

• illustrate how stegosaurus used the spikes on its tail

• show that stegosaurus had a very small brain

• demonstrate that stegosaurus was capable of defending itself

• show how fast stegosaurus could run

10. In paragraph 2, the suffix -ous helps the reader determine that the word "dangerous" means – (TEKS: 4.3C, CCSS: L.4.4.B)

• harmless

• hazardous

• dark

• useful