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The Albertosaurus Mystery

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?

I can prove that the chipmunk ate all the acorns.

a)

show

b)

guess

c)

wonder

d)

know

2.

What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?

Sarah looked for clues that would help her solve the word problem.

a)

hints

b)

friends

c)

teachers

d)

numbers

3.

What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?

This has certainly been a very good day.

a)

not

b)

turned into

c)

very quickly

d)

without a doubt

4.

What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?

The band played lively music at the parade.

a)

sad

b)

opera

c)

rock and roll

d)

full of energy

5.

What does the underlined word mean in the sentence below?

Mrs. Jones cautiously walked the class across the street.

a)

in a slow way

b)

in a careful way

c)

in a dangerous way

d)

in a happy way

6.

The reader can tell that Philip Currie is...

a)

awkward

b)

foolish

c)

determined

d)

unfriendly

7.

How does the reader know that dinosaurs lived long ago?

a)

Only dinosaur fossils are left today.

b)

Many dinosaurs ate other animals.

c)

Some dinosaurs have feathers.

d)

Few dinosaurs are still alive.

8.

What conclusion can you draw about Barnum Brown's fossil field?

a)

Many people had been there to visit.

b)

It had only plant-eating dinosaurs.

c)

No one knew exactly where it was.

d)

Dinosaurs never lived there.

9.

Barnum Brown's life would have been different if his family did not dig for coal because he might never have....

a)

gotten a job

b)

seen a fossil

c)

gone to school

d)

lived in Kansas

10.

After reading the story, you can conclude that...

a)

some dinosaurs ate meat

b)

few dinosaurs had teeth

c)

most dinosaurs are dead

d)

all dinosaurs ate plants

11.

Brown's Albertosaurus bones were in the basement because...

a)

people did not know how special they were

b)

Currie wanted to keep them secret

c)

they were too big to show in a museum

d)

fossil hunters had a hard time putting the pieces together

12.

The information in the story leads the reader to conclude that...

a)

dinosaurs only lived in Canada

b)

many dinosaurs lived in groups

c)

all dinosaurs traveled long distances

d)

the smallest dinosaurs were found in Montana.

13.

Which sentence shows that it was difficult to find the fossil field in Canada's badlands?

a)

Sandflies and mosquitos bit him.

b)

All alone, Philip climbed another hill.

c)

It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

d)

Its huge, powerful jaws could crush bone.

14.

Philip Curries search was successful because he found...

a)

22 albertosaurs

b)

dinosaur eggs

c)

the first meat-eating dinosaurs

d)

70 dinosaur teeth

15.

What can you conclude from the sentence below.

"Philip and his team worked for months to dig out each fossil."

a)

The team was hoping to find a living dinosaur.

b)

The team was unhappy about working hard.

c)

The team had no experience.

d)

The team had to be careful.

16.

The word change has the same sound for G as...

a)

girl

b)

grape

c)

range

d)

forgave

17.

The word once has the same sound for C as...

a)

please

b)

cheese

c)

fleece

d)

lack

18.

The word giant begins with the same sound as ...

a)

green

b)

jelly

c)

goat

d)

get

19.

The word circle begins with the same sound as...

a)

soap

b)

place

c)

cracker

d)

cold

20.

The word large has the same sound for G as...

a)

gas

b)

tight

c)

juice

d)

pledge

21.

Which word is the adjective?

Aunt Sarah loves to eat Italian food.

a)

Sarah

b)

loves

c)

Italian

d)

food

22.

Which word is the adjective?

Please be careful with the new iPads.

a)

new

b)

iPads

c)

with

d)

please

23.

What change should be made to the sentence?

There was hungry monkey eating bananas.

a)

Add a before the word hungry

b)

Add an before the word hungry

c)

Change hungry to hungrily

24.

What change should be made to the sentence?

I love my Herbert better than anyone in the world.

a)

Add Uncle before Herbert

b)

Add the after my

c)

Change my to a

25.

What change should be made to the sentence?

I am learning to speak the language.

a)

Add French after the

b)

Add French after speak

c)

Change language to Language