My Week as a Fossil Hunter

What does the title of the journal help help the reader to know?

• that the writer is a girl

• that the writer is in New Mexico

• that these are notes about looking for fossils

• that these are notes about camping out in June

The dig site where i'll be working is called Hayden Quarry.

What does the word site mean in the sentence above?

• an area or place

• an enclosed room

• a dry environment

• a wooden platform

In the past few years, scientists and other researchers have found remains of dinosaurs and fish and traces of other animals at the quarry.

Which word from the sentence above helps the reader understand the meaning of researchers?

• scientists

• remains

• dinosaurs

• animals

traces noun 1. lines. 2. signs. 3. straps 4. trails.

In past few years, scientists and other researchers have found remains of dinosaurs and fish and traces of other animals at the quarry.

Which meaning BEST fits the way the word traces is used in the sentence above?

• meaning 1

• meaning 2

• meaning 3

• meaning 4

Thousands of animal bones are buried under the rock here.

Which word has the same sound as the underlined part of the word rock?

• camp

• chin

• knife

• voice

Why are the people at Hayden Quarry digging for fossils?

• so they can enjoy time outdoors

• so they can compare sizes of fossils

• so they can learn about life long ago

• so they can sell the fossils to make money

I asked out group leader how people knew to dig for fossils in this location.

What does the word location mean as used in the sentence above?

• ground

• place

• town

• way

How has the author organized the information in this journal?

• by types of fossils

• by days of the week

• in order of importance

• from last to first event

After that, people who collect and study fossils began to come here to look for bones, teeth, and other prehistoric remains.

What does the word prehistoric mean in the sentence above?

• related to history

• after written history

• before written history

• the early part of history

Now that the rock layer is out of the way, we're using small picks and brushes to remove rock and dirt around the bones we find.

Which word has the same sound as the underlined port of the word remove?

• good

• spoon

• took

• wool