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The Grand Canyon: A Trail Through Time

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the genre of "Grand Canyon: A Trail Through Time"?

a)

literary nonfiction

b)

fiction

c)

realistic fiction

d)

historical fiction

2.

The story begins with what kind of weather?

a)

a tornado

b)

a snowstorm

c)

a thunderstorm

d)

a clear sky

3.

What formed the Grand Canyon?

a)

glaciers

b)

the Colorado River

c)

a drought

d)

an earthquake

4.

How many years did it take to carve the canyon?

a)

100 years

b)

1 million years

c)

1,000 years

d)

almost 6 million years

5.

Havasupai Indians still live in the Grand Canyon today.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is not an animal mentioned in the story that lives in the Grand Canyon?

a)

alligators

b)

coyotes

c)

bighorn sheep

d)

lizards

7.

Along the trail of the Grand Canyon, a hiker may find ancient paintings on rocks, fossils of fish teeth and seashells, and empty granaries.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

If something ______, it sparkles or shines.

a)

erodes

b)

glistens

c)

is embedded

d)

shatters

9.

Guards who stand in a place to keep watch are called _______.

a)

chasms

b)

canyons

c)

crevices

d)

sentries

10.

If a rock is ___________ it is slowly wearing away, often from wind or water.

a)

eroding

b)

shattering

c)

glistening

d)

solid