Scholastic News: The Boy Who Found a Dinosaur

What is this article mostly about?

• where to find fossils

• finding and taking care of fossils

• dinosaurs from millions of years ago

A paleontologist is a kind of ____________.

• dinosaur

• scientist

• museum

How long does it take a fossil to form?

• 10 years

• hundreds of years

• millions of years

What might have happened if Nathan moved the fossil?

• the fossil might have been lost

• the scientists wouldn’t have been able to find it

• the fossil could have broken

Look at the photo. What is it showing you?

• a hadrosaur fossil

• a hadrosaur skeleton

• a hadrosaur drawing

Fossils are plants and animals from millions of years ago that have turned to ______________ .

• dust

• dirt

• stone

If something is fragile, it ______________ .

• can break easily

• gets lost easily

• is made of bone

What does a paleontologist study?

• plants and animals alive today

• plants and animals alive millions of years ago

• scientists from the museum

Which one ate other dinosaurs?

• Hadrosaur

• Tyrannosaurus

• Triceratops

Which word does NOT tell about the teeth of the Tyrannosaurus?

• flat

• sharp

• big