2014 Year 3 NAPLAN- Mammoth surprise

What do the words stumbled upon (paragraph 1) tell us?

• the boy was clumsy

• the boy was walking in a dangerous area

• the boy found the mammoth by accident

• the boy had been looking for the mammoth for a long time

Why did it take the scientists a week to remove the bones from the ground?

• most of the ground was still frozen

• the unpleasant smell made the scientist ill

• the soil around the bones has turned into a thick mud

• the steam coming from the ground made the work dangerous

Why was this mammoth particularly interesting to scientists ?

• it was 30 000 years old

• it was in very good condition

• it was found by a young boy

• it was an unusually large mammoth

What new information did the scientists discover about the mammoth's hump?

• it is made from fat

• it is made from bone

• it is larger than they expected

• it is harder than they expected

Why is Alexei Tikhonov mentioned in this text?

• he summarises the events

• he disagrees with the information

• he explains why the events happened

• he gives an expert view on the subject

The date 6 October is written under the heading because it is the day

• the boy found the mammoth

• the news report appeared in the media

• the mammoth was dug from the ground

• the museum will display the mammoth