WorksheetsMary Anning Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the main idea (central idea) of the passage?
Discovering fossils is easy to do.
Mary Anning was not a good scientist.
Mary Anning was born in 1799 in England and searched for fossils.
Mary Anning discovered many fossils, and she had a major influence on science.
Which of the following details is not true about Mary’s life?
Mary’s dad taught her how to hunt for fossils.
Mary discovered a Plesiosaur skeleton
Mary was always given full credit for her discoveries.
Mary sold fossils to tourists as souvenirs.
What details led people to believe the skeleton Mary and Joseph discovered wasn’t a crocodile?
It had flippers like a dolphin, a chest like a lizard, and a unique skeleton.
It was 9-feet long.
It had a wide body and snake-like neck.
It looked like a miniature squid.
1. How did Mary’s fossil discoveries change the way people looked at fossils?
Many other people had the same discoveries as her.
Her discoveries had no influence on the way people looked at fossils.
Her discoveries helped people to understand what life was like on Earth a long time ago.
She discovered a gigantic T-Rex.
What character trait do you think best describes Mary Anning?
determined - she helped her father find fossils to earn extra money for their family
famous - everyone knew about her because she found fossils
lazy - she wouldn't help her brother
brave - she hunted for fossils alone
What skill did Mary’s father teach her and her brother?
how to carve wood
how to identify fossils
how to hunt for fossils
hot to draw fossils
According to the text, why were fossils called “curiosities”?
People called them “curiosities” because the fossils asked lots of questions.
People called them “curiosities” because no one wanted them.
People called them “curiosities” because they were curious about them.
People called them “curiosities” because no one really knew what they were.
Based on the text, what is the meaning of the word eccentric?
unknown
different or strange
not found
wonderful
What creature did the author compare to a Plesiosaur?
A dolphin
A sea dragon
A lizard
A ray and a shark
According to the text, why didn’t Mary get the credit she deserved as a scientist?
Because she was a woman from a poor and uneducated background.
Because she was a woman from a rich and educated background.
She did received the credit she deserved as scientist.
Mary was not a scientist.
