Mary Anning: The Girl Who Cracked Open the World

What does the word exposed mean in this sentence?

"The wind and water broke the cliffs open, and fossils that had been buried were now exposed."

• impressive, outstanding

• uncovered, bared, revealed, visible

• achieve, attain

• enclosed, embedded

What does the word lurked mean in this sentence?

"Sadness hung in the air, it lurked in the shadows, and Mary couldn't bear to be there."

• persuaded

• impressive, outstanding, magnify

• skulked, crept, prowled, hid

• uncovered, bared, revealed

What does the word enormous mean in this sentence?

"Her brother Joseph came along too. And when he found an enormous fossil, they forgot their troubles - at least for awhile."

• heavy, overbearing

• cement, paste

• ancient, very old

• huge, gigantic

What does the word encased mean in this sentence?

"They carried the bones, still encased in rock, into the dim, dusty workshop."

• enclosed, embedded

• enthusiastically, excitedly

• uncovered, bared, revealed

• huge, gigantic

What does the word magnificent mean in this sentence?

"Some people said this fossil was a monster. Mary thought it was simply magnificent."

• convincing

• achieve, attain

• impressive, outstanding

• enclosed, embedded

What does the word eagerly mean in this sentence?

"Mary asked them questions and then she waited eagerly from the scientists to write back."

• achieve, attain

• enthusiastically, excitedly

• huge, gigantic

• skulked, crept, prowled

What does the word accomplish mean in this sentence?

"No one, not even Mary, expected to accomplish all that she did."

• cement, paste

• impressive, outstanding

• questioning, inquisitive, inquiring

• achieve, attain

What is a synonym for the word magnificent?

• tiny

• impressive

• dull

• gigantic

What is an antonym for the word enormous?

• age-old

• ordinary

• small

• large

What is an antonym for the word accomplish?

• forfeit

  means to end, stop, give up

• attain

  means to gain or achieve

• fulfill

  means to carry out as required

• forsake

  means to leave or desert