SUE! Reading Practice Test

Why was Susan Hendrickson’s discovery exciting for paleontologists?

• Very few bones were missing.

• The Field Museum needed a new display.

• No other fossils were found during the trip.

• The discovery site had already been searched.

Which sentence supports the answer?

• “While the rest of the team worked to fix the tire, Susan decided to make use of the time.” (paragraph 1)

• “Most of the T. rex skeletons that had been found before Hendrickson’s discovery were missing many bones.” (paragraph 1)

• “The last-minute discovery was so impressive that Larson even named the dinosaur ‘Sue’ in honor of Hendrickson.” (paragraph 2)

• “Today children from all over the country go to the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, to visit Sue.” (paragraph 3) 1506

How is the copy of Sue’s skull different from the real one?

• It is softer

• It is bigger.

• It is lighter.

• It is stronger.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Scientists want to learn more from Tyrannosaurus Sue’s skeleton.

• Susan Hendrickson accidentally discovered the fossilized bones of a T. rex.

• Susan Hendrickson′s discovery has allowed scientists to learn a lot about the T. rex.

• Scientists can now study Tyrannosaurus Sue′s bones because of how the skeleton is displayed.

Pick TWO Sentences from the passage that support you answer:

• Scientists still have many questions and hope to learn even more from Sue.

• They would like to figure out whether Sue was male or female, to know whether she was warm- or cold-blooded, and to learn more about her daily activities

• Paleontologists have learned so much from studying Sue’s bones.

• From the position of her eye sockets, they’ve learned that Sue had good depth perception

• Thanks to Susan Hendrickson, Peter Larson, and the rest of the team from the Black Hills Institute, paleontologists all over the world will get the chance to continue to study Sue and try to find some of these answers

What are TWO ways that Tyrannosaurus Sue’s skeleton is used?

• as an interesting Tyrannosaurus rex display that brings visitors into the museum

• as evidence to prove that Tyrannosaurus rexes were warm-blooded creatures

• as an example of how to make missing Tyrannosaurus rex bones

• as a tool that allows scientists to study Tyrannosaurus rex fossils

• as a demonstration of the daily activities of Tyrannosaurus rexes

Why were experts called in to display Sue’s skeleton?

• The skeleton needed the addition of missing parts.

• The skeleton needed to be protected from visitors.

• The skeleton needed extra support to hang upright.

• The skeleton needed to be arranged in a specific way.

Select one sentence to support your answer in Part A.

• “Most of the T. rex skeletons that had been found before Hendrickson’s discovery were missing many bones.” (paragraph 1)

• “Today children from all over the country go to the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, to visit Sue.” (paragraph 3)

• “All of the bones in the display are real—except for the head.” (paragraph 3)

• “They designed a way to hang the skeleton so that each individual bone could be removed and studied, then replaced, without disturbing the rest of the display.” (paragraph 4)

“This T. rex was over 90 percent complete and would be a treasure trove of information for the paleontologists, scientists who study dinosaurs, on her team.”

What does treasure trove mean as it is used in this sentence?

• something that is kept secret

• something that is worth money

• something that is very valuable

• something that belongs to someone