Day of Doom Practice Quiz

What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author begins the article with a dramatic scene?

• to create suspense

• to write a fiction story

• to create a calm feeling

• to give readers instructions

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How do scientists know dinosaurs disappeared 66 million years ago?

• All dinosaur bones are 66 million years old.

• Records from 66 million years ago say so.

• They studied animals that have lived in the past 66 million years.

• They found no dinosaur fossils in layers of rock formed after a disaster that happened 66 million years ago.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.4.8

In the sentence “It was well known that animals could become extinct,” the word extinct describes _______.

• animals that are growing in size

• animals that no longer exist

• animals that are part of a group

• animals moving to another area

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which line from the text best supports the definition of extinct?

• “…dinosaurs had walked the earth for more than 150 million years.”

• “They started out small and lightweight.”

• “T. rex and other dinosaurs ruled over the land…”

• “Some scientists thought that dinosaurs had died out because the planet had gotten too cold.”

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The sentence “…he was known for thinking outside the box,” tells you that Luis Alvarez explored ideas _______.

• in great detail

• by following the rules

• in new and different ways

• others had already studied

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What two things did Walter Alvarez find in the layer of clay that formed at the time dinosaurs disappeared? Choose TWO.

• iridium

• dinosaur bones

• seeds and plants

• tiny balls of glass

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

Why did mammals have the chance to take over the world?

• Some birds survived.

• The dinosaurs were gone.

• T. rex ate other kinds of animals.

• Fish and turtles lived underground.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which sentence would be BEST to include in a summary of the article?

• Bones, eggs, claws, and teeth can become fossils.

• Early dinosaurs were small, about the size of dogs.

• Walter Alvarez discovered that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs.

• A T. rex had more than 50 razor-sharp teeth as long as bananas.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does the timeline “Earth: A Brief History” on the top of pages 8–9 help readers better understand the article?

• It provides a chronological context for the events discussed.

• It lists the main points of the article.

• It offers a summary of the article.

• It includes additional information not found in the article.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What were the immediate effects of the giant asteroid that crashed into Earth? What were the later effects?

• Immediate effects included massive fires and a 'nuclear winter' scenario; later effects included mass extinction of all living things.

• Immediate effects included a rise in sea levels; later effects included the formation of new continents.

• Immediate effects included the creation of new species; later effects included the development of human civilization.

• Immediate effects included the extinction of dinosaurs; later effects included the rise of mammals.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.2B