Amplify Unit 9 - Chapter 2

What is the scientific name of the dinosaur mentioned in the text?

• Tyrannosaurus rex

• Acheroraptor temertyorum

• Triceratops

• Velociraptor

Fill in the blank: The fossils were embedded in the ______ rock.

• dark

• pale

• red

• black

What nickname did Tess and Dr. Forester give to the dinosaur?

• Achy-Breaky

• Dino

• Fossil

• Rocky

Fill in the blank: The dig site was situated on a narrow ______.

• valley

• plateau

• hill

• mountain

What did Julian pull out from his cloth bag?

• A) A rock hammer and a small chisel

• B) A slim metal pick and a small paintbrush

• C) A shovel and a spade

• D) A drill and a saw

Fill in the blank: Dr. Forester and Tess used their picks to ______ and scratch at the rock.

• dig

• scrape

• hammer

• drill

Fill in the blank: The dinosaur was found in the part of North America about ______ million years ago.

• 60

• 66

• 70

• 75

Fill in the blank: The dinosaur's bones were broken up into ______.

• pieces

• fossils

• rocks

• dust

Fill in the blank: The dinosaur was called Achy-Breaky because some of its fossil bones were ______.

• missing

• broken

• large

• small

Fill in the blank: The dinosaur was found embedded in the ______ rock.

• dark

• pale

• red

• black