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Teens 6 - Unit 10 - Assessment 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence with one of the given words.

Last week, two girls found the ___ of ancient insects behind their school.

a)

skeleton

b)

crocodiles

c)

footprints

d)

fossils

e)

mummy

2.

Complete the sentence with one of the given words.

In Egypt, scientists discovered the ___ of an unknown pharaoh.

a)

skeleton

b)

crocodiles

c)

footprints

d)

fossils

e)

mummy

3.

Complete the sentence with one of the given words.

Scientists found most of a mammoth’s ___, but they haven’t found all of the bones yet.

a)

skeleton

b)

crocodiles

c)

footprints

d)

fossils

e)

mummy

4.

Complete the sentence with one of the given words.

Millions of years ago, giant ___ swam in this river. These reptiles could weigh about 10 tons.

a)

skeleton

b)

crocodiles

c)

footprints

d)

fossils

e)

mummy

5.

Complete the sentences with the verbs given. Use the simple past or the present perfect.

My uncle is a paleontologist who ___ (be) interested in dinosaur fossils since he was young.

a)

was

b)

has been

6.

Complete the sentences with the verbs given. Use the simple past or the present perfect.

In 2004, a boy ___ (discover) the bone of a mammoth near his house.

a)

discovered

b)

has discovered

7.

Complete the sentences with the verbs given. Use the simple past or the present perfect.

In the past few months, the scientists ___ (find) the leg bones of a giant crocodile.

a)

found

b)

have found

8.

Complete the sentences with the verbs given. Use the simple past or the present perfect.

During the late 1990s, a group of researchers ___ (identify) the bones of two mammoths.

a)

identified

b)

have identified

9.

Choose the right alternative.

___ the Internet was invented, people have learned a lot more about natural history.

a)

since

b)

for

10.

Choose the right alternative.

Amber is a resin that has been fossilized ___ centuries.

a)

since

b)

for

11.

Choose the right alternative.

Dinosaurs have been extinct ___ a very long time!

a)

since

b)

for

12.

Choose the right alternative.

We have talked about fossils and dinosaurs ___ the beginning of this unit.

a)

since

b)

for

13.

Match each question to the best response.

Have the paleontologists found any more dinosaur fossils in the past five years?

a)

They found out that those dinosaurs could fly!

b)

Not yet. Where were the children?

c)

No, they haven’t.

d)

A young girl has made an exciting discovery.

14.

Match each question to the best response.

Have you seen the movie about the giant frogs?

a)

Not yet. Where were the children?

b)

No, they haven’t.

c)

A young girl has made an exciting discovery.

d)

Yeah. It was horrible! The acting was terrible, and the CGI was just as bad.

15.

Match each question to the best response.

Why have the scientists kept their discovery a secret?

a)

No, they haven’t.

b)

They want to make sure it’s real before they tell anyone.

c)

A young girl has made an exciting discovery.

d)

Yeah. It was horrible! The acting was terrible, and the CGI was just as bad.