CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
5th GRADE UNIT
Question Sheet
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Date:
“Digging Deeper” Questions
1. A “sauropod” is apparently a kind of dinosaur
a. of which the Apatosaurus is an example.
b. that has chubby legs.
c. that can get up after falling over.
d. all of the above.
2. Computer analysis of dinosaurs’ movements lead to disproving that
a. Apatosaurus ate only plants.
b. Tyrannosaurus rex could run fast.
c. Bambiraptor had a bird-like brain.
d. Tyrannosaurus rex didn’t have blood vessels.
3. A lumbering giant is a large creature which
a. eats tree bark.
b. is similar to birds.
c. moves in a heavy and clumsy way.
d. can run really fast.
4. Paleontologists are scientists who study
a. computer graphics.
b. fossils of animals.
c. complicated mathematical equations.
d. the rules of physics.
5. Can you think of characteristics other than eye and hair color that are
determined by genetic material?
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CONCEPTS OF COMPREHENSION: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
5th GRADE UNIT
Question Sheet
Name:
Date:
“Digging Deeper” Answer Sheet
ViC 1. A “sauropod” is apparently a kind of dinosaur
a.
in which the Apatosaurus is an example.
b.
that has chubby legs.
c.
that can get up after falling over.
d.
all of the above.
C/E 2. Computer analysis of dinosaurs’ movements lead to disproving that
a.
Apatosaurus ate only plants.
b.
Tyrannosaurus rex could run fast.
c.
Bambiraptor had a bird-like brain.
d.
Tyrannosaurus rex didn’t have blood vessels.
ViC 3. A lumbering giant is a large creature which
a.
eats tree bark.
b. is similar to birds.
c.
moves in a heavy and clumsy way.
d. can run really fast.
ViC 4. Paleontologists are scientists who study
a. computer graphics.
b. fossils of ancient animals.
c. complicated mathematical equations.
d. the rules of physics.
_DC 5. Can you think of characteristics other than eye and hair color that are
determined by genetic material?
Answers will vary but might include such concepts as body size, skin
color, susceptibility to disease, etc.
Additional Suggested Vocabulary: Natural History, three-dimensional
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