Legend of the Cedar Tree
Name the two characters of the story
What are the people and the Ouga
Why was the cedar tree made by the Ouga?
What is...to hold the spirits of the people who had perished.
Define paleontology
What is...the study of extinct life forms and dinosaur bones.
Name both of the scientists in the article
What is Cope and Marsh
Name the one correction that is missing from the sentence below.
Larry’s big chance had to do with getting a little revenge in his evil sister, Miss perfect.
What is Perfect
Describe the main idea or moral of the story.
What is..The people learned to be thankful for what they had been given in the beginning.
OR
Don't take your blessings for granted.
According to the text, why did the people want to ask for daylight?
What is, they thought it would make their lives easier.
Who was the first to start the feud between the two scientists, and what did he do?
Who is Marsh?
He made a deal with Cope'e foreman to be given any fossils that were found in exchange for money.
Working quickly was not a good strategy for either team. How did speed hurt both teams?
What is...mistakes were made.
Name the one correction that is missing from the sentence below.
Larry Fitzgerald Coleman wasnt a very forgiving person, despite his dad’s new occupation.
What is...wasn't
What is the Ouga's attitude towards his people?
a. annoyed that they are not happy with what they have.
b. pleased that they are being creative
c. loving no matter what
d. angry that his people are dying
What is...c. loving not matter what
The text said that the Ouga hesitated when his people asked for it to be night all the time. Why did he hesitate?
What is...He knows there is a purpose in all things created in twos.
After what event did the feud between the two scientists end?
In what ways did each scientist tell their dig teams to sabotage the other's projects
What is...
Bribery
Steeling
Throwing Rocks
Name the one correction that is missing from the sentence below.
Without doubt, he was the most respected man in the hole town.
What is...whole
What sis the people ask for that made everyone tried and irritable?
What is daylight?
How do you know the people eventually learn from their mistakes?
What is...they asked for forgiveness.
True or False
Cope and Marsh's teams shot at each other during the dig in the western United States.
What is...False.
The text says they "took shots" at eachother - meaning they would try different ways of messing up the other's projects.
True or False
In the beginning, Cope and Marsh were friends.
Name the two corrections that are missing from the sentence below.
Elisa had did the unspeakable; and she’d had the nerve to blame it all on him
What is...
done
period at the end
What was the final thing that the people had asked for from their creator?
What is... for him to return the world to the way it was in the beginning.
The text says, "the people had to work and toil continuously in the fields." What can you guess the word toil means?
What is...to work extremely hard
Give a reason why the fight between Cope and Marsh actually helped the field of Paleontology.
What is...the two teams combined found many new species of dinosaurs.
Give one reason why the fight between Cope and Marsh gave the field of Paleontology a bad reputation.
What is...the mistakes they made while trying to beat each other slowed progress.
OR
Their cutthroat behavior was an embarrassment to American paleontology.
Name the three corrections that are missing from the sentence below.
Indeed Larrys sister had spread the rumor that hed poured salt in the punch bowl at their last picnic.
What is...
Indeed,
Larry's
he'd