Dinosaur Named SUE ~A Journal about My Summer Dig

This text begins with "August 11, 1990" and has the author's observations and thoughts of things. What genre is this writing?

• diary
• journal
• scientific notes
• science fiction

The author wrote, "Tomorrow is the last day of the dig." What is a dig?

• scavenger hunt
• making sand castle
• looking for animal remains
• playing

What bones did Sue find?

• T-Rex
• mammoth
• fish
• ammonite

Which state was the T-Rex bones found?

• North Dakota
• South Dakota
• New Mexico
• California

What are meat eaters called?

• Omnivore
• Herbivoire
• Carnivoire
• Volare

Where were the T-Rex bones found?

• The bones were sticking out of the cliff.
• Sue excavated an ancient ruin.
• Sue found the T-rex bones in the chalk-egg.
• The author and Pete found the bones on the way to the tire shop.

Why was the dinosaur named Sue?

• SUE stands for Super Unbelievable Excavation.
• It was named after the person who found it.
• Sue is the Author's mother's name.
• It was named in the alphabetical order. The last one was Robert, and the next one will be Tim.

In the paragraph 6, they had one problem. What was the problem?

• The bones were too large to carry.
• People would fall off the cliff.
• It was the last day of the dig. It was time for them to go back home.
• The bones were under almost thirty feet of dirt and rock. Removing the dirt would be hard.

On what day did Sue find the T-rex bones?

• August 11, 1990
• August 12, 1990
• August 14, 1990
• August 21, 1990

Read the entry on August 14, 1990. Why couldn't they use a big machine to move the rock and dirt?

• A machine might break or crush the fossils.
• A machine was too noisy.
• A machine was too expensive.
• A machine was for losers.