Vocabulary
Famous
Someone who is well-known
What is a pick-axe used for?
Hitting off small pieces of rock.
What happened to Mary when she was a baby?
She was struck by lightning.
What do you put at the beginning of a sentence?
A capital letter.
What is a photograph?
A picture that is taken of something.
Fossil
The remains of animals or plants from long ago
What is a chisel used for?
Chipping away pieces or dirt or rock.
Who was Mary Anning's dad?
Pepper
What do you put at the end of a sentence?
Some kind of punctuation.
What does the title do?
Tells what the story is about.
Paleontologist
Someone who studies fossils
What is a toothbrush used for?
Brushing away small pieces of dirt.
What did Mary Anning's dog do in the story?
Helped her to find fossils, stayed with the fossils.
What is a character in a story?
Who the story is about.
What is a caption?
Words by the photograph that tells what it is about.
Remote
Something that is far away and all by itself
Why would they use paper and pencil?
To write down notes and observations.
What did Mary Anning do with her fossils?
She sold them in her store.
What is the setting of the story?
Where the story takes place.
What is a table of contents?
It tells what chapters are in the book.
Discover
To find something
Name a tool we haven't said?
Jack hammer
Drill
What town or country did Mary live in?
Lyme Regis, England.
What is the problem and solution of a story?
What goes wrong and how it is solved or fixed.
What is a heading?
It tells what you will be reading about in that section.