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Grade and Section: 3º ___________________________ Date: ____/____/2018

Teacher: Carlos Urbano Bimester: IV

MONTHLY EXAM

1. READING SECTION

GIANT SEA SCORPION DISCOVERED

In 2007, the claw of an ancient sea scorpion was discovered in a rock near Prüm, Germany.
Researchers were shocked by this fossil because the creature was the biggest scorpion ever found.
The discovery also showed scientists that arthropods—animals such as lobsters, crabs, insects, and
spiders that have hard outer bodies—once grew much larger than they thought. According to Simon
Braddy, a paleo biologist at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, “We have known for
some time that the fossil record [includes] monster millipedes, supersized scorpions, colossal
cockroaches, and jumbo dragonflies, but we never realized, until now, just how big some of these
ancient creepy-crawlies were.”

Based on the size of the claw they found, scientists guess the new-found creature was at least 46
centimeters longer than any ancient sea scorpion they have found. They also estimate the giant
scorpion, Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, was about 2.5 meters long. At about the size of a large
crocodile, the 390-million-year-old sea scorpion was probably the most powerful sea animal at the
time.

Eating fish, other sea scorpions, and anything smaller than themselves, this arthropod was at the
top of the food chain. The animal’s claws were at the end of long, folding arms. Scientists believe
the claws could shoot out quickly and suddenly. Because the claws were long and sharp, the sea
scorpion could grab any prey it wanted. In fact, some researchers think that ancient fish developed
protective bony coverings because of the danger of such sea scorpions.

A. Answer True (T) or False (F) (10 points)

_______ 11. Braddy uses “monster,” “supersized,” “colossal” and “jumbo” to emphasize
how big or large the creatures were.
_______ 12. Scientists call animals such as insects and spiders that have soft bodies
arthropods
_______ 13. The giant sea scorpion was the size of a large crocodile.
_______ 14. The fossil was 390 million years old.
_______ 15. In paragraph 3, this arthropod refers to the crocodile.

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 B. Read and answer the questions. (10 points)

1. Why were researchers shocked by the fossil they discovered in 2007?

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2. What did the discovery show scientists about arthropods? ___________________________

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3. How long did scientists estimate the giant scorpion was? _____________________________

4. What do scientists believe about the claws of the sea scorpion? _______________________

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5. Why do some researchers think that ancient fish developed protective bony coverings?
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1. VOCABULARY SECTION

A. Label the pictures. (2.5 points )

2. COMMUNICATION SECTION (2.5 points)

A. Match each question to the best response.

a. They found out that those dinosaurs could fly!

b. Not yet. Where were the children?
c. No, they haven’t.
d. Yeah. It was horrible! The acting was terrible, and the CGI was just as bad.
e. They want to make sure it’s real before they tell anyone.

____ 6. Have the paleontologists found any more dinosaur fossils in the past five years?
____ 7. Have you seen the movie about the giant frogs?
____ 8. Why have the scientists kept their discovery a secret?
____ 9. What have they discovered?
____ 10. Did you see the story about the fossils the kids found?

3. GRAMMAR SECTION

A. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. (5 points)
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6. Last week, two girls found the ____________________ of ancient insects behind their school.

7. In Egypt, scientists discovered the ____________________ of an unknown pharaoh.

8. Scientists found most of a mammoth’s ____________________, but they haven’t found all of
the bones yet.

9. Millions of years ago, giant ____________________ swam in this river.

10. Shannon recently discovered the ____________________ of wild animals in the woods nearby.

B. Match the words to complete each sentence. (5 points)

a. ago
b. in the past
c. recently
d. since
e. for

____ 1. Researchers in Iceland discovered the skeletons two months ____.

____ 2. They have studied the fossils ____ a long time.

____ 3. Teams of scientists have found a number of mammoth bones ____ two years.

____ 4. The museum has displayed the bones ____ last year.

____ 5. The archaeologist has ____ presented her research at several meetings.

4. WRITING SECTION

A. Write a report of a story. Make up a headline and give details about it. (5 points)

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