IELTS - IELTS.org - Reading 7 - Birds from Dinosaurs

Questions 1–5

Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Question #1: Huxley formulated his theory while studying a dinosaur belonging to a group called  (a)   .

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Questions 1–5

Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Question #2: Heilmann rejected Huxley’s theory because of the apparent absence of  (a)   in dinosaurs.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Questions 1–5

Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Question #3: Feduccia and Martin believe that the ancestor of today’s birds was a kind of early  (a)    .

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Questions 1–5

Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Question #4: In cladistics, the  between organisms’ characteristics are of major importance.

(a)  

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Questions 1–5

Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.

Question #5: The dangerous  (a)   on a primitive bird from Madagascar adds weight to the ‘dino-bird’ argument.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4