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23. Which of the following would best support the author's purpose for writing the email?
A. A text box containing addresses of Web sites with information about the coelacanth.
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11. Which best describes the cause of the author's excitement?
A. Learning something new
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21. The word "curator" comes from the Latin word curare, meaning "to care for". Based on this meaning, what does curator mean in paragraph 3?
C. A person in charge of a museum
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18. The author organizes this email by-
A. illustrating the details of a lesson she's creating while attending the National Council of Teachers of Science conference.
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12. Why is the coelacanth called a "living fossil"?
C. It is the same as it was 60 million years ago.
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2. In paragraph 1, what does "tri-lobed tail" mean?
A. The tail has three segments.
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20. What additional information could be added to help the reader better understand the email?
C. an illustration of the coelacanth
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4. Read the diagram of information from the email. Which of the following belongs in the empty box?
B. Reasons the Coelacanth is Important
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7. The author organizes paragraph 2 by-
D. comparing the coelacanth to fish, reptiles, and mammals
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8. The e-mail shows that scientific discoveries are-
B. sometimes a matter of chance
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15. Which statement persuades readers that coelacanths were plentiful around the Comoros Islands in 1952?
D, Islanders said that they were catching coelacanths in their nets all the time
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9. According to the email, which of the following statements best indicates the importance of the coelacanth?
B. It is described as a "living fossil"
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19. Which of these is the best summary of the email?
C. Amanda is writing to tell her friend Carolina about the information she's learning at the National Council of Teachers Science conference. She is planning a lesson on the coelacanth, a sea creature that lived during the period the the dinosaurs and was believed to be extinct over 60 million years ago.
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13. The author is writing to her friend mainly to-
D. explain why the coelacanth is such an interesting topic.
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17. What does the word "peculiar" mean in paragraph 1?
A. Unique to only one person, group, or thing.
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14. Which statement about coelacanth is based on opinion rather than fact?
A. The coelacanth is the most significant biological find of the twentieth century.
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16. What point does Amanda make by comparing the coelacanth to a famous movie monster?
B. The coelacanth is bizarre looking.
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5. The coelacanth is compared to a puzzle piece in order to show-
D. that it provides essential information
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3. What does the word significant mean in paragraph 4?
C. Important
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10. The author says that she identifies with the coelacanth because they are both-
d. very determined
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1.When the author writes that the coelacanth looked "bizarre" in paragraph 1, she means that it looks-
A. outlandish
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Why is the author so enthusiastic about the coelacanth?
C. She has always been fascinated by prehistoric creatures.
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6. The coelacanth is different from the other fish because it-
A. has not changed fro millions of years