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Waterhouse Hawkins

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The work I did was in proportion to the pay I received.

a)

correct installation among parts

b)

realistic exhibition of color

c)

correct relationship between items

d)

realistic demonstration of movement

2.

The builder made the foundations first.

a)

covered ramps

b)

enclosed passageways

c)

sturdy frames

d)

supporting structure

3.

She entered the workshop.

a)

room where items are sold

b)

room where workers plan meetings

c)

room where items are made

d)

room where workers are trained

4.

The memorial was erected last year.

a)

built

b)

expanded

c)

designed

d)

presented

5.

The artist used a mold.

a)

metal tool

b)

hollow form

c)

stretched canvas

d)

special paintbrush

6.

We tidied the classroom.

a)

cleaned and organized

b)

enlarged and decorated

c)

maintained and exhibited

d)

inspected and rebuilt

7.

It was an occasion that everyone enjoyed.

a)

familiar occurrence

b)

skilled performance

c)

planned meeting

d)

special event

8.

Which of the following is a statement of opinion?

a)

"As he neared his workshop, Waterhouse thought of the hours he'd spent outside as a boy."

b)

"Inside the iguanodon's lower jaw he signed the work: B. HAWKINS, BUILDER,1854."

c)

"Designing the creatures was only the first step."

d)

"The iguanodon, then, must surely have looked like a giant iguana."

9.

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

a)

to persuade the reader to visit the dinosaur sculptors.

b)

to inform the reader about Waterhouse Hawkins

c)

to tell the reader about life in London in the 1850s

d)

to teach the reader about dinosaurs

10.

What happened first?

a)

Hawkins met Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

b)

Hawkins worked on a dinosaur sculptures for a New York museum.

c)

Hawkins learned that he loved to make models of animals.

d)

Hawkins began working with a scientist named Richard Owen.

11.

Why didn't people know what dinosaurs look like in 1853?

a)

The dinosaur fossils that had been discovered were not in England yet.

b)

Queen Victoria had not yet shown her collection of dinosaur drawings to the public.

c)

Artists had not yet published their drawings of dinosaurs.

d)

Scientists had not yet formed an image of dinosaurs from collected fossils.

12.

What did Hawkins do immediately after he made a small model of an animal?

a)

He drew the animal.

b)

He made a life-size model.

c)

He compared fossils and living animals.

d)

He built an iron skeleton.

13.

Which detail best supports the main idea of this selection?

a)

In 1853, most people had no idea what a dinosaur looked like.

b)

Hawkins signed one of his model inside its mouth.

c)

Hawkins invited well known scientists to dinner.

d)

Two types of dinosaurs were iguanodon and and the megalosaurus.

14.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Richard Owen was a very serious man.

b)

Queen Victoria did not believe dinosaurs were real.

c)

Hawkins was excited about his work.

d)

The Crystal Palace was a beautiful place to live.

15.

Which of the following is a statement of fact?

a)

"It is no less," Waterhouse concluded, "than building a house upon four columns."

b)

"Through his care and hard work, they (models of animals) seemed to come to life."

c)

"And another bone- almost a spike- most likely sat on the nose, like a rhino's horn."

d)

"The iguanodon, for instance, had teeth that were quite similar to the teeth of an iguana."

16.

What is the most likely reason the author included an afterward on the last page.

a)

to convince people to find the missing pieces of the models

b)

to explain that Americans were not happy about seeing Hawkin's work

c)

to encourage people to find out more about the Philadelphia museum

d)

to add an interesting conclusion about other events in Hawkin's life

17.

Which of these would be another good title for The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawknis ?

a)

Who Was Richard Owen?

b)

The Amazing Dinosaur Builder

c)

Science in the Nineteenth Century

d)

Queen Victoria's Visit