Meet A Bone-ified Explorer
9 Questions
| Total Attempts: 60
Questions and Answers
- 1.What does the word fossil mean in the sentence? Sue Hendrickson first spots the important fossil when she sees a few pieces of bone on a nearby cliff.
- A.
Dinosaur
- B.
An old stick
- C.
The remains of old trash
- D.
The remains of an ancient creature or plant
- 2.2. What does the word paleontologist mean in the sentence? Hendrickson’s job is that of a paleontologist.
- A.
Someone who digs holes
- B.
Someone who studies fossils
- C.
Someone who works in a museum
- D.
Someone who travels to a lot of hot places
- 3.What does the word inspected mean in the sentence? She inspected the cliffs above her head and saw three dinosaur backbones.
- A.
Tapped on
- B.
Carefully brushed
- C.
Glanced casually at
- D.
Looked very carefully at
- 4.Where did Hendrickson find the T. rex skeleton?
- A.
In South Dakota
- B.
In Shanghai
- C.
In Alaska
- D.
In Cario
- 5.Which of these BEST describes how Hendrickson looks for treasure and ruins, in addition to digging for fossils?
- A.
She uses her dog
- B.
She flies into space
- C.
She chops down trees.
- D.
She dives into the sea.
- 6.Where is the lost palace of Cleopatra?
- A.
In Brazil
- B.
In Egypt
- C.
In Kenya
- D.
In Greece
- 7.Which of these BEST describes what Hendrickson tells young people who might want to be paleontologists?
- A.
Never get your hands dirty.
- B.
Enroll in a lot of after-school activities.
- C.
Get on-the-job experience with professionals.
- D.
Dig up your backyard and analyze what you find.
- 8.Which of these traits BEST completes the character web? Sue Henderson shy motivated hard working
- A.
Depressed
- B.
Curious
- C.
Lonely
- D.
Tired
- 9.Which of these traits are MOST LIKELY true of paleontologists?
- A.
They are picky.
- B.
They are whiney.
- C.
They are impatient.
- D.
They are adventurous.
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