Comprehension Test The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs

Which sentence about Tray is an OPINION?

• Tray dug for fossils.

• Tray lived in England.

• Tray had friendly eyes.

• Tray was black and white.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which sentence about Mary is a FACT?

• Mary sold fossils to tourists.

• Mary was an interesting person.

• Mary's Fossils were great souvenirs.

• Mary was smarter than most people in town.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which statement about the selection is an OPINION?

• An imprint in mud can turn to rock.

• Hunting for fossils is a strange hobby.

• It takes many, many years for a fossil to form.

• A fossil shows the remains of plants or animals.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What happened AFTER Mary and Tray found giant rib bones in the side of the cliff?

• Mary sold the rib bones in her shop.

• The people form town hid the bones.

• A rich man bought the bones for a museum.

• A scientist told Mary they were crocodile bones.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The reader can tell that the bones in the cliff were an important discovery because----

• the bones made Tray bark and growl

• more tourists started buying shells from Mary

• curious scientists started coming to Lyme Regis.

• the people from town had never seen the bones before

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was Mary's OPINION of the strangers who came to Lyme Regis after she found the fish lizard fossil?

• They were silly.

• They were grown-ups.

• They wanted to hunt fossils.

• They were from out of town.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

Which is a FACT that is explained in the story?

• The plesiosaur was mean because it scared dogs.

• The plesiosaur had a long neck and a hump on its back.

• The plesiosaur was the strangest looking animal of its time.

• The plesiosaur was ugly because it was part turtle and part giraffe.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

Mr. Buckland form Oxford thought Tray was smart because the dog----

• found a fossil every time he started digging.

• wagged his tail whenever he found something.

• barked an answer when the man asked a question.

• led him to the exact spot where the fossil had been.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The reader can tell that Mary and Mr. Buckland became friends because they both----

• enjoyed training dogs.

• liked walking on the beach.

• loved learning about dinosaurs.

• enjoyed selling shells and fossils.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read this sentence.

Mary and Tray should have gotten an award for finding fossils.

Why is this sentence an OPINION?

• It can be proven to be true.

• It tells what someone thinks.

• It is supported by story details.

• It tells something everyone knows.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6