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Copyright © 2019 by the New York State Education Department. Permission is hereby granted for school administrators and educators to reproduce these materials, located online at [http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nyseslat](http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nyseslat), in the quantities necessary for their school’s use, but not for sale, provided copyright notices are retained as they appear in these publications. This permission does not apply to distribution of these materials, electronically or by other means, other than for school use.  \nSPEAKING  \nDirections  \nI am going to ask you some questions. Listen and then answer. Be sure to answer in English using your own words.  \nScientists study many different things.  \n1.  \n3.  \n2.  \n4.  \n1  \nTell me what other scientists do.  \nGoOn  \nNYSESLAT Test Sampler • Grades 9–12 • Speaking Page 1  \nSPEAKING  \nFor hundreds of years, scientists have used different tools to look at things that are very small. In the past, they used things like special glasses and microscopes. More advanced and powerful versions of these tools have been developed over time. Some scientists today use computer technology.  \n1.  \n2  Tell me how scientific technology and tools are different today than in the past .  \nPage 2 NYSESLAT Test Sampler • Grades 9–12 • Speaking  \nSPEAKING  \nDirections  \nNow let’s talk about a scientist named Mary Anning.  \nWhen an animal dies, its body may become covered by dirt, and over time, that dirt can turn into rock. This rock, shaped like the animal’s body, is a fossil. Mary Anning has been called a great fossil hunter. In the early 1800s, she and her brother discovered the fossil of an entire dinosaur on the cliffs near their home in England. This led 10-year-old Mary Anning on a lifelong search for fossils. She eventually became a respected scientist known for her discoveries of many fossils. 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