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4th Grade
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Clues to the Past
Cynthia Mercati
• Illustrated by Jared Osterhold
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“A Door to the Past.”
fiction selection
This story is about two girls who travel back to a prehistoric time. Let’s read to find out how they get there and what they see.
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read pages 2–5 silently - then on the next slide, record yourself reading
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Audio Response
The two girls stood, transfixed, staring at the sight before them. It looked like a page from their textbook had come to life. The air was pleasantly warm and filled with the cries, chirps, snorts, and calls of the animals gathered at the drinking hole. “Is this a dream?” Angela asked. “I’ll pinch you and you pinch me,” Hanh answered. “That way, if we’re dreaming, we’ll wake each other up.” The girls pinched each other, but nothing changed—they were definitely awake! Angela said, “That door must be some kind of time portal—like a bridge between the world of today and the prehistoric world.” “I wish I had my camera to shoot this scene,” Hanh said. “I could take a picture of each of these animals and turn it in with my report, which would definitely get me an A.”

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finish reading the selection silently
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Audio Response
At the beginning of the story, what are the girls doing?

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Audio Response
What happens when the girls step through the door?
What do the girls see on the other side of the door?

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Audio Response
How do the girls help save the baby Gomphotherium?

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Audio Response
What happens when the girls try to go back through the door?

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Finish Reading
Prehistoric Animals
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Multiple Choice
Which prehistoric animal does Angela like best?
Miohippus
Alticamelus
Gomphotherium
saber-toothed tiger
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Multiple Choice
How does the Gomphotherium herd react to the girls approaching the baby?
The herd is angry and ready to charge.
The herd is unconcerned and happy to see them.
The herd is unaware of the girls and is focused on the tiger.
The herd is cautious and alert to see if the girls are friendly.
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Multiple Choice
How does the mother Gomphotherium alert the herd to danger?
by throwing dirt at the tiger
by letting out a loud
trumpeting sound
by shaking her head back and forth
by running away from the watering
hole
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Multiple Choice
Why do the girls protect the baby
Gomphotherium?
They are afraid the herd will
trample it.
They know their class will try
to harm it.
They think the saber-toothed tiger
will eat it.
They don’t think it should be in
a museum.
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Multiple Choice
Why do the girls agree to keep their
adventure a secret?
They are afraid of getting
into trouble.
They don’t want anyone else to try
to find the door.
They want to protect the others
from the saber-toothed tiger.
They know that the others will not
believe them.
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Multiple Choice
Where are fossils usually found?
in other animals
floating in the air
in sedimentary rocks
floating in the water
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Multiple Choice
Which modern animal has features
similar to a saber-toothed tiger?
cat
dog
sheep
elephant
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Multiple Choice
Why was the woolly mammoth the only
mammoth to survive the Ice Age?
It had tusk-like teeth to kill
its prey.
It had long hair to keep it warm.
It was very tall, so it could eat from
trees.
It had a long trunk to break through
the ice.
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Multiple Choice
Why do scientists believe that the
Moropus may have walked on its front
knuckles?
It looks exactly like a chimpanzee.
Fossils show it had unusually long
front claws.
There are photos of the Moropus
walking on its knuckles.
Other animals from the same time
walked on their knuckles.
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Multiple Choice
Which question can the study of fossils
most likely answer?
Why is winter cold and
summer hot?
When will the next earthquake
happen?
How can people use fewer
fossil fuels?
Which plants lived at the same time
as the Mastodon?
Clues to the Past
Cynthia Mercati
• Illustrated by Jared Osterhold
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