This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. PART A Read this passage from a news article. Then answer the question that follows. The megalodon was a giant shark. It is extinct today. Scientists used fossils to learn more about it. They created a 3-D model of the megalodon. What did they learn? The megalodon was around 50 feet (16 meters) long. That's bigger than a school bus! It was also two to three times the size of today's great white shark. The megalodon's large jaw allowed it to feed on other big creatures. Once it filled its huge stomach, it could swim for months at a time. Which question does this text answer? In which oceans did the megalodon mostly hunt? Why did the megalodon become extinct? How did the megalodon benefit from its size? How did scientists discover megalodon fossils? PART B Which two statements from the text support your answer to Part A? Once it filled its huge stomach, it could swim for months at a time. They created a 3-D model of the megalodon. The megalodon's large jaw allowed it to feed on other big creatures. Scientists used fossils to learn more about it.

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. PART A Read this passage from a news article. Then answer the question that follows. The megalodon was a giant shark. It is extinct today. Scientists used fossils to learn more about it. They created a 3-D model of the megalodon. What did they learn? The megalodon was around 50 feet (16 meters) long. That's bigger than a school bus! It was also two to three times the size of today's great white shark. The megalodon's large jaw allowed it to feed on other big creatures. Once it filled its huge stomach, it could swim for months at a time. Which question does this text answer? In which oceans did the megalodon mostly hunt? Why did the megalodon become extinct? How did the megalodon benefit from its size? How did scientists discover megalodon fossils? PART B Which two statements from the text support your answer to Part A? Once it filled its huge stomach, it could swim for months at a time. They created a 3-D model of the megalodon. The megalodon's large jaw allowed it to feed on other big creatures. Scientists used fossils to learn more about it.

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PART A

How did the megalodon benefit from its size?

PART B
1. The megalodon's large jaw allowed it to feed on other big creatures.
2. Once it filled its huge stomach, it could swim for months at a time.