A Special Find: 100 Years Later

Select the letter of the correct answer from one of the 4 choices below.

What happened next?

1) Rock layers containing fossils came to the surface of the earth.

2) Earl Douglas discovered the first dinosaur bones in Utah.

3) ?

4) The Quarry Visitor Center had to be closed due to structural problems.

• Earl Douglass began working as a paleontologist for the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh.

• Trappers in the 1800s learned about fossilized dinosaur bones near Vernal, Utah.

• Fremont Indians created carved patterns in rocks near the Quarry Visitor Center.

• President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the quarry as Dinosaur National Monument.

Let's say that this article could have a different title. The best one would be __________.

• Dinosaur National Monument Worth the Trip

• Fremont Indians Created Petroglyphs in Rocks

• Quarry Visitor Center Unsafe for Tourists

• Earl Douglass Leaves Job at Carnegie Museum

The reader can tell from the article that __________.

• All of the dinosaur fossils within the Quarry Visitor Center are probably being protected during the remodeling process.

• All visitors to Dinosaur National Monument probably expect to be able to meet author Wallace Stegner at the park.

• Very few paleontologists would be interested in visiting the wall of fossilized dinosaur bones at the Quarry Visitor Center.

• Dinosaur bones must be easy for paleontologists to locate throughout the United States and Canada.

Which part of the word fossilized must mean "made"?

• Iliz

• Ized

• Fos

• Sili

Which best summarizes the fourth paragraph of the article?

• Fremont Indians lived on the multicolored rock cliffs that make up Dinosaur National Monument.

• Paleontologist Earl Douglass found a string of vertebrae along a path at a national park located near Vernal, Utah.

• Rocks that naturally erode can uncover spectacular paintings, carvings, and bones from the past.

• There is natural scenery and numerous other things to see at Dinosaur National Monument while the visitor center is closed.

The author probably wrote this article in order to __________.

• Inform readers about the closing of the Quarry Visitor Center

• Inform readers about the history of Dinosaur National Monument

• Describe the dinosaur species that used to roam the Utah area

• Describe the discoveries made by paleontologist Earl Douglass

The news article states:

Today, the Quarry Visitor Center sits atop the site of Douglass’ original discovery. It is the main dinosaur-related feature of the park. One wall of the center is made up of an exposed layer of rock. Paleontologists have chipped away some of the rock to uncover 1,500 bones from 11 different types of dinosaurs.

Which would be the closest synonym for the word feature?

• Characteristic

• Expectation

• Impression

• Disadvantage

The news article says all of the following except __________.

• The Fremont Indians who once lived in Utah left behind pictographs.

• The Quarry Visitor Center is unlikely to reopen until well after 2012.

• The Quarry Visitor Center was built around rock filled with fossils.

• Earl Douglass searched for dinosaur bones in Utah from 1909 until 1924.