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The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Explained means

a)

kept

b)

lost

c)

gave information about

d)

did not know about

2.

Discovered means

a)

found

b)

lost

c)

put

d)

cover up

3.

Remove means

a)

look for

b)

take off

c)

cover up

d)

make harder

4.

Souvenir means

a)

something you read

b)

something you pack

c)

something you mail

d)

something you keep to remind you of a trip

5.

Growled means

a)

a long and sad howl

b)

a sudden loud bark

c)

a low and unfriendly sound

d)

being playful

6.

William had a snack after school because he was a little bit _________________.

a)

greedy

b)

hungry

c)

starving

d)

thirsty

7.

Be careful with the knife because it is very _____________.

a)

bumpy

b)

rough

c)

sharp

d)

sticky

8.

To see who was fastest, Aubrea and Sophie _______ to the end of the street.

a)

danced

b)

jogged

c)

raced

d)

walked

9.

If you drop the glass, you will ____________ it.

a)

break

b)

hurt

c)

poke

d)

spoil

10.

Wear a __________ sweater because it's cold outside.

a)

chubby

b)

fat

c)

plump

d)

thick

11.

Which sentence about Tray is an OPINION?

a)

Tray dug for fossils

b)

Tray lived in England

c)

Tray had friendly eyes

d)

Tray was black and white

12.

Which sentence about Mary is a FACT?

a)

Mary sold fossils to tourists.

b)

Mary was an interesting person.

c)

Mary's fossils were great souvenirs.

d)

Mary was smarter than most people in town

13.

Which statement about the selection is an OPINION?

a)

An imprint in mud can turn to rock.

b)

Hunting for fossils is a strange hobby.

c)

It takes many, many years for a fossil to form.

d)

A fossil shows the remains of plants or animals.

14.

What happened AFTER Mary and Tray found giant rib bones in the side of the cliff?

a)

Mary sold the rib bones in her shop.

b)

The people from town hid the bones.

c)

A rich man bought the bones for a museum.

d)

A scientist told Mary they were crocodile bones.

15.

The reader can tell that the bones in the cliff were an important discovery because-

a)

the bones made Tray bark and growl

b)

more tourists started buying shells from Mary

c)

curious scientists started coming to Lyme Regis

d)

The people from town had never seen the bones before

16.

What was Mary's OPINION of the stranger who came to Lyme Regis after she found the fish lizard fossil?

a)

They were silly

b)

They were grown-ups

c)

They wanted to hunt fossils

d)

They were from out of town

17.

Mr. Buckland from Oxford thought Tray was smart because the dog-

a)

found a fossil every time he started digging

b)

wagged his tail whenever he found something

c)

barked an answer when the man asked a question

d)

led him to the exact spot where the fossil had been

18.

Which is a FACT that is explained in the story?

a)

They plesiosaur was mean because it scared dogs.

b)

The plesiosaur had a long neck and a hump on its back.

c)

The plesiosaur was the strangest looking animal of all time.

d)

The plesiosaur was ugly because it was part turtle and part giraffe.

19.

The reader can tell that Mary and Mr. Buckland became friends because they both-

a)

enjoyed training dogs

b)

liked walking on the beach

c)

loved learning about dinosaurs

d)

enjoyed selling shells and fossils

20.

Why is this sentence an OPINION?

a)

It can be proven true

b)

It tells what someone thinks

c)

It is supported by story details

d)

It tells something everyone knows

21.

Which sentence about Tray is an OPINION?

a)

Tray dug for fossils

b)

Tray lived in England

c)

Tray had friendly eyes

d)

Tray was black and white

22.

Which sentence about Mary is a FACT?

a)

Mary sold fossils to tourists.

b)

Mary was an interesting person.

c)

Mary's fossils were great souvenirs.

d)

Mary was smarter than most people in town

23.

Which statement about the selection is an OPINION?

a)

An imprint in mud can turn to rock.

b)

Hunting for fossils is a strange hobby.

c)

It takes many, many years for a fossil to form.

d)

A fossil shows the remains of plants or animals.

24.

What happened AFTER Mary and Tray found giant rib bones in the side of the cliff?

a)

Mary sold the rib bones in her shop.

b)

The people from town hid the bones.

c)

A rich man bought the bones for a museum.

d)

A scientist told Mary they were crocodile bones.

25.

The reader can tell that the bones in the cliff were an important discovery because-

a)

the bones made Tray bark and growl

b)

more tourists started buying shells from Mary

c)

curious scientists started coming to Lyme Regis

d)

The people from town had never seen the bones before

26.

What was Mary's OPINION of the stranger who came to Lyme Regis after she found the fish lizard fossil?

a)

They were silly

b)

They were grown-ups

c)

They wanted to hunt fossils

d)

They were from out of town

27.

Mr. Buckland from Oxford thought Tray was smart because the dog-

a)

found a fossil every time he started digging

b)

wagged his tail whenever he found something

c)

barked an answer when the man asked a question

d)

led him to the exact spot where the fossil had been

28.

Which is a FACT that is explained in the story?

a)

They plesiosaur was mean because it scared dogs.

b)

The plesiosaur had a long neck and a hump on its back.

c)

The plesiosaur was the strangest looking animal of all time.

d)

The plesiosaur was ugly because it was part turtle and part giraffe.

29.

The reader can tell that Mary and Mr. Buckland became friends because they both-

a)

enjoyed training dogs

b)

liked walking on the beach

c)

loved learning about dinosaurs

d)

enjoyed selling shells and fossils

30.

Why is this sentence an OPINION?

a)

It can be proven true

b)

It tells what someone thinks

c)

It is supported by story details

d)

It tells something everyone knows