Mid Summative Assessment - Comprehension Test

According to page 5, in the first paragraph, Krak began as a shoemaker’s apprentice. What role did he later take on?

• King

• Teacher

• Scientist

• Farmer

On page 5, paragraph 2, the writer says the bones are “obviously not from a dragon.” What does this suggest?

• The answer is very clear

• The bones really are from a dragon

• The bones are impossible to study

• The writer is unsure

On page 5, paragraph 2, which part of mammoth or elephant skulls may have led people to imagine one-eyed giants?

• Tusks

• Teeth

• A large hole in the skull

• Jawbone

From page 5, paragraph 3, Robert Plot thought an enormous thighbone was from…

• A whale

• A dinosaur

• A giant human

• A shoemaker

Page 5, paragraph 4: William Buckland suggested the bones he studied were from what kind of creature?

• A giant bird

• A large extinct reptile

• A huge fish

• A dragon

Still on page 5, why did many scientists doubt Buckland’s ideas?

• He had little evidence

• He was too young

• He was eccentric

• He lived far away

From the caption of Picture A on page 5, “dragon bones” are displayed in which city?

• Athens

• Krakow

• Oxford

• London

Looking at Pictures B and C on page 5, which one shows an animal that still exists today?

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Both

• Neither

On page 5, paragraph 4, what name was given to Buckland’s dinosaur species?

• Krakosaurus polandii

• Megalosaurus bucklandii

• Whalosaurus maximus

• Elephas cyclops

Based on page 5, which two people are described as mistaken about bones before dinosaurs were known?

• Krak and Wilkins

• Robert Plot and Krak

• Robert Plot and Buckland

• Buckland and Franklin