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Directions: Scan the paragraph to preview it. Then read the statements. Check the ones that
you predict the paragraph will include. Then read the paragraph and check the
statements again to confirm your predictions.Hey, you know how to scan. Just move your eyes down
the paragraph without stopping to read all the words.Prediction Confirmation❐❐1. The saber-toothed tiger lived in North America.
❐❐2. This animal lived during the Ice Age.
❐❐3. It was about the size of a lion.
❐❐4. It did not walk like a cat.
❐❐5. It ate mastodons.
❐❐6. Its huge upper teeth were a striking feature.
You will never see a live saber-toothed tiger. That is because it became extinct
about 11,000 years ago during the Ice Age. Even though it is called a tiger,
scientists don’t agree that it was truly a big cat. It was the size of a present-day
lion, but it had several features that made it somewhat different. For one, it had
striking-looking teeth. Two large, blade-like teeth hung down about seven inches
from its upper jaw. It also walked flat-footed, much the same way a bear walks.
By comparison, all cats walk on their toes. Its legs were short, which means it
couldn’t run fast or far like most cats can.