Vocab.
A way in which something can be viewed by the mind.
Beating a dead horse.
It does no use to keep doing the same thing over and over again.
A fact expressed in the article is that the rock Jared found
Was a fossilized tooth.
You can tell that the author has the opinion that children who discover fossils
a. will become scientist.
b. are interesting to learn about.
c. are smarter than other children.
d. know a lot about extinct animals.
Why is blue the color blue?
Because that's how humans see it.
What does the word Surveyed mean?
To look over parts.
You can't have the best of both worlds.
You can't have everything and you must sacrifice something.
A ten-year-old boy named Jared Post had made a fantastic find.
Which phrase in the sentence above indicates that the statement is an opinion?
a. “ten-year-old”
b. “boy named”
c. "had made"
d. " fantastic find"
What could prove that the idea that 2007 was a great year for finds is a fact?
a. if Jared, Sierra, and Kaleb wrote a book about finding fossils in 2007.
b. if Mary agreed that 2007 was one of the great years for finding fossils.
c. if the author compared the 2007 fossil finds to every other year's.
d. if the fossils found in 2007 proved that wooly mammoths were still alive.
Who is batman's sidekick?
Robin
What does persuade mean?
To cause (someone) to do or believe something by arguing, pleading or reasoning.
Min knew that if he did not step on it, he would miss the bus.
Min knew that if he did not hurry up, he would miss the bus.
The section under the heading “Imagine a Woolly Mammoth!” states the opinion that woolly mammoths
a. Walked around Jared's neighborhood.
b. Most likely used their tusks to scrape snow.
c. are thought to be related to today's elephants.
d. left fossils that tell us they once lived in certain areas.
The phrase that says fossils help us understand what the world was like is an opinion because it
a. gives a clue.
b. defines a word.
c. expresses a belief.
d. gives an approximation.
How tall is Mr. Lannon?
5' 6"
What does the word Viewpoint mean?
A position on something.
What is the meaning of the sentence below?
For Joel, the test was a piece of cake.
Joel thought the test was easy.
What is the author's opinion of woolly mammoths?
a. They are fascinating.
b. They ate plants for food.
c. They only left behind their teeth as fossils.
d. They are the only extinct mammals that left fossils.
An opinion expressed in the article is that Mary Anning
a. was born in England.
b. found a fossil of a sea reptile.
c. was the greatest fossillist in the world.
d. discovered a fossil when she was eleven.
What color is Mr. Lannon's Wife's hair?
Pink
What does Rural mean?
In the country.
Danielle had to use elbow grease to clean her bicycle.
Danielle had to work hard to clean her bicycle.
Which heading expresses an opinion?
a. "Traces of the Past"
b. "Nature's Memory Keepers"
c. "Imagine a Woolly Mammoth!"
d. "One Girl's Remarkable Finds"
a. “The Ice Age occurred between 1.6 million and 10,000 years ago."
b. “She discovered the skeleton of a giant sea creature when she was about eleven years old.”
c. “Another super-successful young fossil hunter was Mary Anning, who was born on the south coast of England.”
d. “Although mammoths roamed throughout much of North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, their bones and teeth are found mainly in areas with very cold weather.”
What is the pokedex number for Pikachu?
#25