The Grand Canyon: A Trail Through Time

What is the genre of "Grand Canyon: A Trail Through Time"?

• literary nonfiction

• fiction

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

The story begins with what kind of weather?

• a tornado

• a snowstorm

• a thunderstorm

• a clear sky

What formed the Grand Canyon?

• glaciers

• the Colorado River

• a drought

• an earthquake

How many years did it take to carve the canyon?

• 100 years

• 1 million years

• 1,000 years

• almost 6 million years

Havasupai Indians still live in the Grand Canyon today.

• True

• False

What is not an animal mentioned in the story that lives in the Grand Canyon?

• alligators

• coyotes

• bighorn sheep

• lizards

Along the trail of the Grand Canyon, a hiker may find ancient paintings on rocks, fossils of fish teeth and seashells, and empty granaries.

• True

• False

If something ______, it sparkles or shines.

• erodes

• glistens

• is embedded

• shatters

Guards who stand in a place to keep watch are called _______.

• chasms

• canyons

• crevices

• sentries

If a rock is ___________ it is slowly wearing away, often from wind or water.

• eroding

• shattering

• glistening

• solid