Worksheet Questions

How does the information in Fossils and Dinosaurs help the reader better understand the author’s concerns in Should Scientists Clone Dinosaurs?

• It explains how dinosaurs helped humans evolve.

• It shows that dinosaurs lived during a time with dangerous weather.

• It gives facts about dinosaurs' size and power, supporting why cloning them could be dangerous.

• It proves that scientists can easily bring dinosaurs back.

What does the word “stable” most likely mean in the sentence, “The weather was warmer and more stable than it is today”?

• Always stormy

• Never changing

• Cold and rainy

• Slowly warming

Which sentence from Should Scientists Clone Dinosaurs? is an opinion?

• Cloned dinosaurs could be dangerous.

• Some dinosaurs were small, but many were huge and powerful.

• Fossils can sometimes hold tiny pieces of DNA.

• DNA is the code that tells a living thing how to grow.

Who is the author of Should Scientists Clone Dinosaurs? most likely writing for?

• Doctors who are working with patients

• Students and Scientists who are curious about dinosaurs

• Zoo keepers who care for animals

• People who lived during the time of dinosaurs

Which sentence best supports the main idea that cloning dinosaurs could be harmful?

• These creatures wouldn’t be living in their natural environment.

• Many scientists believe that a very long time ago, all of the continents were one.

• Dinosaurs ruled the earth until an unknown catastrophic event made them extinct.

• There were many reptiles, such as crocodiles and lizards, roaming about.

How does the illustration in Fossils and Dinosaurs: The Age of Dinosaurs help the reader understand the text?

• It shows what DNA looks like under a microscope.

• It explains why cloning dinosaurs is dangerous.

• It gives a visual example of what dinosaurs may have looked like.

• It lists the names of all dinosaur species.