The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs

How can you learn about animals that lived long ago?

• By looking for Dinosaur bones.

• By listening to Ms. Rose read the story.

• By looking at my chicken bones.

• By looking at Daniel looking out the window.

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What details does the author give about Tray?

• That Tray is big and round.

• That Tray likes to eat plants.

• That Tray was black and white with a friendly brown eyes and a wiggly tail.

• Tray was a guard dog.

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Why do you think the author included these details?

• To describe how much he liked playing with play dough.

• To describe how the dog looks by using descriptive language?

• By showing you that all dogs are smart.

• To show you what Ms. Millan's dog looks like.

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Why does the author include a photograph of a fossil?

• The fossil is there to show you how big rocks can be.

• The fossil shows you the different colors of the ocean floor.

• The photo helps readers understand what fossils look like.

• The photo shows you what your goldfish looks like.

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How did the shell turn into a fossil?

• The shell was pressed between layers of mud, and it left an imprint. After many years, the imprint hardened along with the mud.

• By Mary Anning using a hammer to shape the fossil.

• By Tray biting the edges off of the rock.

• By Ms. Rose places it down on the ground.

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Why do many of the fossils found by Mary and Tray look like seashells?

• The fossils are found around their bedroom.

• The fossils are found near the beach.

• The fossils are all found in the garbage.

• The fossils are found around the classroom

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Why couldn't the adults figure out what the bones were?

• Because they all looked like chicken bones

• Because they looks like a dogs bone.

• because they looks like dirt.

• Because they have never seen anything like this before.

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How does the text explain what an ichthyosaur is?

• It explains it is a dinosaur with fins.

• It looks like a fish from the deep blue sea.

• It looks like a sea horse.

• It looks like a dog with a large tale.

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Why do the strangers come to Lyme Regis?

• They want to collect seashells.

• They want to have a BBQ.

• They want to look for fossils too.

• They want to have a family vacation.

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Look at pages 430-431. What details does the author include about the strangers?

• They are all wearing jeans and sneakers.

• They are in their bathing suites waiting to go for a swim.

• The people are waiting to see baby sea turtles.

• They are wearing top hats and frilly bonnets; they carry parasols.

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