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EXERCISE 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each

of the question.

You have learned about dinosaurs in school. Maybe you have seen them in museum. But how

much do you really know about these animals? Not all dinosaurs were just big reptiles. For years,

scientists thought dinosaurs were big, dumb, and cold blooded - in other words, just giant reptiles. Some

dinosaurs were huge. But many were about the size of modern-day birds or dogs. Were dinosaurs warm-

or cold blooded? Paleontologists- are not sure. But they believe some were intelligent. Of course,

no dinosaur was as smart as a human or even a monkey. However, some smaller dinosaurs - like the

two- meter (six-foot) Troodon — had fairly large brains.

Was Tyrannosaurus rex a powerful predator? Some scientists think the opposite is true. In the

movies, T.rex is often a speedy giant, but in fact, this dinosaur could not run very fast. Physically, it was

too large. In reality, T.rex probably moved as fast as an elephant. Also, T. rex had very small arms.

Without strong legs or arms, this dinosaur probably wasn’t a powerful hunter. It may have been

a scavenger instead, only eating animals that were already dead.

Did an asteroid kill the dinosaurs? An asteroid hit Mexico’s Yucantan Peninsula about 65 million

years ago. It created a 180-kilometer (HO-mile) wide crater called Chicxulub. Many believe this asteroid

caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. But even before this, dinosaurs were already dying out around the

world, for many reasons. At the end of the Cretaceous period, for example, the global climate was

changing and Earth's temperature was getting colder.Dinosaurs completely disappeared about 65 million

years ago. However, scientists believe modern-day birds are descendants of certain dinosaurs. If this

true, then dinosaurs' relatives are still walking - and flying - among us!

(Source: https://www.ducksters.com/animaIs/dinosaurs)

Question 1: The best title for this reading could be .

A. What Really killed the Dinosaurs B. The Facts and Fiction about Dinosaurs

C. Dinosaurs Discovered in Mexico D. Our Favorite Dinosaurs

Question 2: Which statement about the Troodon is probably TRUE according to the passage?

A. It was as smart as a monkey. B. It was warm-blooded.

C. It was a huge animal. D. It was quite intelligent.

Question 3: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ?

A. a speedy giant B. a powerful hunter

C. a powerful predator D. Tyrannosaurus rex Question 4: According to the passage, at the end of the Cretaceous period .

A. some dinosaurs started to fly

B. the Earth's temperature was changing

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C. humans appeared on Earth

D. dinosaur numbers were increasing in Mexico

Question 5: The word "descendants" in paragraph 4 means .

A. ancestors B. phenomena C. offspring D. scavengers

EXERCISE 2:Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct

answer to each of the question.

Certain birds are, more often than not, considered bad luck, or even a sign of impending death. For

example, all over the world, both crows and ravens have some connection to war and death. In early

times, crows and ravens were thought to accompany the gods of war, or be signs of the gods’ approaching

arrival. This idea later changed. Crows in particular were thought to be harbingers of ill fortune or,

in some cases, guides to the afterlife. Woe be it to the person who saw a single crow or raven

flying overhead, for this was most certainly a portent of death in the near future.

Interestingly, though potentially bad luck for people individually, the raven is considered to

be good luck for the crown of England. So much so, in fact, that a “raven master” is, even today, an

actual government position …