WorksheetsReading the Bones
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
Lives with aunt Margaret and uncle Stuart.
Eddy
Thorbert
Peggy
Walter
Had arthritis and mastoiditis.
Peggy
uncle Stuart
Walter
Shuksi'em
Is an archaeologist.
(a)
Who is Peggy's aunt?
Margaret
Elizabeth
Eddy
Hannah
Who collected shells and has a dog named Chester?
Dr. McCay
Mrs. Hobbs
Mr. Grimbal
Mrs. Randall
Who was in Peggy's sailing class and their parents are going through a divorce?
(a)
Who reminds Peggy of what it would be like to have a grandmother?
Mrs. Hobbs
Mrs. Randall
Mrs. McCay
Mrs. Grimbal
Who found the skull in the backyard?
Dr. McCay
Peggy
Elizabeth
Walter
Who does not like Walter Grimbal and grew up with Mrs. Hobbs?
(a)
Who owns a store that buys and sells ancient native artifacts?
Mr. Randall
Mr. Grimbal
Mrs. Hobbs
Dr. McCay
Who made Peggy take sailing lessons to make friends?
aunt Margaret
uncle Stuart
Mrs. Hobbs
Who removed the stone pendant from the burial site?
(a)
When excavating a site, this is the most important thing.
the matrix
documentation
the artifacts in situ
where the dig site is
Who's mom lost her job and is looking for a new one?
(a)
Who took a sailing class and started to collect shells?
Thorbert
Walter
Peggy
Margaret
His wife is named talusip.
Q'am
Sleek Seal
Walter
Shuksi'em
What is the name of the excavation site in the novel Reading the Bones?
(a)
A scientist that uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past is called a ________________.
dentist
archaeologist
paleontologist
doctor
A trowel, dustpan, fine brushes, are examples of what?
excavating tools
household cleaning supplies
shop tools
Who was a craftsman and a storyteller?
Talusip
Q'am
Shucksi'em
The location where Reading the bones takes place.
(a)
Who had tooth erosion and transverse lines in their bones?
Q'am
shuksi'em
Sleek Seal
Talusip
A tool for piercing small holes in leather or wood and was made of bone.
burin
arrowhead
bone awl
pendant
Why did the police decide not to investigate what Peggy found in the backyard?
it was prehistoric
not a recent burial
they didn't want to
This is a condition that the archaeologist discovered Shuksi'em had after examining his phalanges.
mastoiditis
arthritis
dementia
curved spine
What is the name of one of the groups of native people from the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in British Columbia, Canada?
Incas
Olmecs
Coast Salish
Mesopotamians
Why is Peggy staying with her aunt and uncle in Crescent Beach?
her mom is out of town looking for a job
her mom had to go visit relatives
her mom was out of town on bussiness
