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Dinosaurs: Why They Died



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Dinosaurs ___.
A)
were vegetarians
C)
were successful animals for millions of years
B)
may disappear from the earth some day
D)
disappeared from the earth sometime in the past
 

 2. 

The dinosaurs died out ___.
A)
from breathing too much dust
C)
because an asteroid or a comet hit them
B)
from eating too much iridium
D)
because their food supply was destroyed
 

 3. 

Question
A)
Dinosaurs disappeared quite suddenly.
C)
A comet hit the earth 150 million years ago.
B)
Dinosaurs disappeared grdually and slowly.
D)
An asteroid or comet hit the earth 65 million years ago.
 

 4. 

Both theories state that ___.
A)
climatic change killed the dinosaurs
C)
an asteroid or a comet hit the earth 65 million years ago
B)
a food shortage caused dinosaurs to become extinct
D)
there is no evidence which could explain why the dinosaurs disappeared
 

 5. 

Question
A)
I heard this idea in the talk.
C)
I did not hear this idea in the talk and cannot infer it from the information given.
B)
I didn’t hear this idea but can infer it from the information given.
 

 6. 

Question
A)
I heard this idea in the talk.
C)
I did not hear this idea in the talk and cannot infer it from the information given.
B)
I didn’t hear this idea but can infer it from the information given.
 

 7. 

Question
A)
I heard this idea in the talk.
C)
I did not hear this idea in the talk and cannot infer it from the information given.
B)
I didn’t hear this idea but can infer it from the information given.
 

 8. 

Question
A)
I heard this idea in the talk.
C)
I did not hear this idea in the talk and cannot infer it from the information given.
B)
I didn’t hear this idea but can infer it from the information given.
 

 9. 

Question
A)
I heard this idea in the talk.
C)
I did not hear this idea in the talk and cannot infer it from the information given.
B)
I didn’t hear this idea but can infer it from the information given.
 

 10. 

Question
A)
I heard this idea in the talk.
C)
I did not hear this idea in the talk and cannot infer it from the information given.
B)
I didn’t hear this idea but can infer it from the information given.
 



 
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