Fossils Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This fossils reading comprehension worksheet is perfect for homework or standardized test prep! Students read two short passages, one about fossilized jellyfish and one about the fossils linking dinosaurs to birds. After each passage, students answer 3 multiple-choice and 2 short open-response questions. (10 questions total)

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Related NGSS Standards: MS-LS4-1 and MS-LS4-2

Teacher Notes:

  • INCLUDES ANSWER KEY.
  • Please note that this fossils reading comprehension worksheet is not editable.
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Related Standards:

  • NGSS MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
  • NGSS MS-LS4-2: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10 NGSS Standards: MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2