Fossil Camp Quiz
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English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do Tess and Dr. Forester wait to speak until all of the campers are at the breakfast table?
because they have a special breakfast they want to cook
because they have some disturbing news to share
because Dr. Forester wants to announce she has identified the fossils
because Tess wants to announce that Fossil Camp is canceled
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word does Dr. Forester use to describe people who dig up fossils without permission or steal from paleontologists' dig sites?
unsavory
unethical
untrustworthy
unscrupulous
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Amy looking for when she encounters a snake?
breakfast
Krista’s notebook
tire tracks or boot prints
ground squirrels and rabbits
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What has Amy concluded?
The fossils they found aren't real.
The thief is someone at the camp.
Tess hid the fossils as part of a camp activity.
The thief will come back tonight.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trenching involves...
digging under an exposed fossil to make it look like a mushroom
prying an exposed fossil out of the ground with a hammer and chisel
pouring a chemical over the fossil to make the dirt around it dissolve
breaking a fossil
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Tess explain about the plaster she puts on the fossil?
The campers can draw pictures on the plaster after it hardens.
The plaster will harden because of a chemical change.
The plaster will dry because water will evaporate.
The plaster is very expensive.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Once the fossil is completely wrapped in plaster, the author compares it to...
a huge, white marshmallow
a huge, white pillow
a huge, white cloud
a huge, white egg
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.6.5
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