What word means "an area that is partly dark because light has been blocked off from it"?
kindling
carton
environment
shade
What does "pollution" mean?
a decayed mixture of plant material
any activity that great effort or planning
the condition of being dirty, impure, or harmful
a person who leaves trash in public places
What word means "compost"?
dry sticks, paper, etic., that will burn easily for a fire
the natural world, including the climate, etc
any activity that takes great effort or planning
a decayed mixture of plant material
What word means "rubbish"?
trash
dry sticks, paper, etc, that will burn easily for fire
the condition of being dirty, impure, or harmful
a person who leaves trash in public places
What word means "project"?
a cardboard box used to hold goods
any activity that takes great effort or planning
trash
the condition of being dirty, impure, or harmful
What word means "carton"?
a cardboard box used to hold goods
any activity that takes great effort or planning
a person who leaves trash in public places
dry sticks, paper, etc., that will burn easily for fire
Katie wants to become ___ athlete and complete in the Olympics.
a
an
Elyse had ___ satisfied expression on her face when she won the competition.
a
an
The librarian recommended ___ books to Wallace.
a
the
an
What does this mean, "It was like looking for a needle in a haystack."
The fossils were found on a farm.
The fossils were sticking out of the ground.
The fossils were difficult to find.
the fossils were sharp and pointy like needles.
What did Barnum Brown's discovery cause Philip to believe?
that albertosaurus were the largest tyrannosaurids
that albertosaurus fossils were buried in New York
that albertosaurus hunted in packs
that albertosaurus lived alone
Which sentence shows that uncovering dinosaur fossils is difficult?
Philip and his team worked for months to dig out each fossil
Philip thought about his questions again 20 years later.
He put his questions away for many years.
After the work was done, a new question came up.
Why did Philip believe that the albertosaurus did NOT die in quicksand.
None of the fossils he found were close to each other.
There was only one kind of fossil found at the site.
All of the fossils he found were above ground.
The fossils he found were all different.
Which of the following is NOT true?
Scientists can observe how dinosaurs lived.
Scientists continue to discover new things about dinosaurs.
How the dinosaurs died remains a mystery.
Fossils can be used as evidence of how dinosaurs lived.
Why did the author write this selection?
to explain how fossils can be used to learn about the past
to show readers how they can become paleontologists
to tell a story about a family of dinosaurs
to ask readers to visit a local museum
Which animal that is alive today is most like a mammoth?
an elephant
a tiger
a bird
an alligator
