Quiz – Unearthing Pterosaurs | Let's Practice IELTS

1. Question

What are pterosaurs?

extinct dinosaurs
extinct flying reptiles
living descendants of dinosaurs
flying reptiles alive today

2. Question

Why does the author compare the wings, tails, and crests of different pterosaurs?

to show how pterosaurs lived in a particular part of the world
to show the similarities among different pterosaurs
to show how helpful fossils are when studying pterosaurs
to show how diverse pterosaurs were

3. Question

Read this sentence from the article: “The incredible diversity of pterosaurs is perhaps best expressed in one of the prehistoric flying reptile’s most intriguing and mysterious features: the head crest.”

What evidence from the text supports the idea that the diversity of pterosaurs is best expressed in their head crests?

“Many pterosaurs had flesh-and-bone crests atop their skulls — dramatic anatomical characteristics whose purpose is still debated by paleontologists.”
“Akin to a rooster’s comb, peacock’s crown, or the frill on some lizards’ necks, pterosaur crests were prominent anatomical features found across many species.”
”Among pterosaur species known to have had crests, there is an amazing range of shapes and sizes.”
“Pterosaurs crests are thought to have been fairly ubiquitous, appearing in many groups ofpterosaurs from the Triassic (252–201 million years ago) through the Jurassic (201–145 million years ago) and Cretaceous (145–66 million years ago) periods.”

4. Question

Debates about pterosaurs continued even after George Cuvier identified pterosaurs as flying reptiles in the early 1800s. Why might debates about pterosaurs in the 1800s have continued after pterosaurs had been identified?

People lost interest in pterosaurs.
There was heated debate about the the actual existence of dinosaurs.
Much about pterosaurs remained unknown.
The questions people had about pterosaurs seemed impossible to answer.
Pterosaurs had wings made up of a short upper-arm bone and a long fourth finger, which raised questions among paleontologists.

5. Question

What is this article mainly about?

the relatives and descendants of dinosaurs and pterosaurs
the anatomical features of dinosaurs, dinosaur extinction, and the descendants of dinosaurs
what pterosaurs are, how pterosaurs were diverse, and the crests of pterosaurs
how pterosaurs fit in with other dinosaur species
pterosaur teeth, pterosaur wingspan, and pterosaur membranes

6. Question

Read this sentence from the article: “Still, without living descendants for comparison and the relative scarcity of fossils, definitive proof has been elusive — so far.”

Why might the writer have ended this sentence with the words “so far”?

to suggest that definitive proof may be discovered in the future
to express surprise that definitive proof has not yet been discovered
to persuade readers that definitive proof will be discovered in the next few years
to explain why definitive proof has not yet been discovered

7. Question

Pterosaurs were not dinosaurs, although they were more closely related to dinosaurs than to any other ________.

8. Question

What were pterosaur crests made out of?

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9. Question

What is one thing that scientists still do NOT know about pterosaurs? Support your answer with information from the article.

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10. Question

Are scientists likely to learn more about pterosaurs in the future? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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