A Trip Back in Time Google Form

1. Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the selection?

• A. A new national monument in Texas discovered how Ice Age animals like Columbian mammoths lived and died.
• B. A new national monument opened in Texas after the discovery of the remains of Columbian mamoths and other Ice Age animals.
• C. A new national monument celebrates the roles Columbian mammoths played in Texas during the Ice Age.
• D. A new national monument in Texas allows visitors to excavate animal fossils, including Columbian mammoth remains.

2. Based on the photograph, the reader can conclude that visitors -

• F. can search for their own fossil remains at the original excavation site
• G are often alarmed and frightened by the size and shape of the Ice Age animals
• H. are allowed to help researchers identify the fossils of Ice Age animals
• J. can see the bones arranged like they might have been when the animals died

3. Which definition is correct for the word sustain as it is used in paragraph 7? sustain \ sa-'stan \ v 1 . to give support or relief 2 . to supply with food or water 3. to carry 4. to prove or confirm

• A. Definition 1
• B. Definition 2
• C. definition 3
• D definition 4

4. The author's main purpose for writing this article is to -

• F. evaluate different scientific theories
• G. illustrate how mammoths died in Waco, Texas
• H. inform readers about a new national monument
• J. convince readers that theories can be false

5. The author includes the information in the section "Theories and Thoughts" most likelyto -

• A. emphasize why scientific theories must be proved in order to be believed
• B. express her person opinion about which theory might be true
• C. demonstrate that even scientists can get information incorrect
• D. explain that scientists are still not certain how the animals died

6. Which words from paragraph 5 help the reader know what catastrophic means?

• F. Not been able to prove
• G. Humans were involved
• H. Killed all animals instantly
• J. died at the same time

7. How did the idea for the Waco Mammoth National Monument likely come about?

• A. University students wanted to protect a natural area.
• B. Scientists wanted to share their discoveries.
• C. The National Park Service wanted to create a monument in Texas.
• D. The president of the United States wanted people to learn about history.

8. Which statement supports the idea that fossil excavation must be done carefully?

• F. Scientists used brushed and bamboo scrapers to excavate the fossil remains.
• G. Scientists worked with volunteers and students from Baylor University to dig for remains.
• H. Scientists uncovered six mammoths, a camel and an unedified animal in seven years.
• J. Scientists were searching for arrowheads when they discovered a large bone in the ravine