The section under the heading "Imagine a Woolly Mammoth" states the opinion that mammoths

walked around Jared's neighborhood

What could prove that the idea that 2007 was a great year for finds is a fact?

if the author compared the 2007 find to every year's finds

Which statement from the article expresses an opinion?

Another super-successful fossil hunter was born in England

An opinion expressed in the article is that Mary Anning

was the greatest fossilist in the world

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Journeys Lesson 28 Fossils

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1
The section under the heading "Imagine a Woolly Mammoth" states the opinion that mammoths
walked around Jared's neighborhood
left fossils that tell us they once lived in certain areas
are thought to be related to today's elephants
most likely used their tusks to scrape snow
2
Which heading expresses an opinion?
"Traces of the Past"
"Nature's Memory Keepers"
"One Girl's Remarkable Finds"
"Image a Woolly Mammoth
3
What is the author's opinion of woolly mammoths?
They are fascinating
They ate plants for food
They only left behind their teeth as fossils
They are the only extinct mammals that left fossils
4
What could prove that the idea that 2007 was a great year for finds is a fact?
if Jared and Sierra wrote a book about finding fossils
if fossils found then proved that mammoths were still alive
if Mary agreed 2007 was one of the great years for finding.
if the author compared the 2007 find to every year's finds
5
Which statement from the article expresses an opinion?
She discovered the skeleton of a giant sea creature at 11.
Another super-successful fossil hunter was born in England
Ice Age occurred between 1.6 and 10,000 million years ago
Mammoths bones and teeth are found mainly in very cold areas
6
You can tell the author has the opinion that children who discover fossils
are interesting to learn about
know a lot about extinct animals
will become scientist
are smarter than other children
7
A fact expressed in the article is that the rock Jared found
created big news from Alaska
had weird markings
was amazing
was a fossilized tooth
8
A ten-year-old boy named Angel had made a fantastic find. What phrase indicates an opinion?
"ten-year old"
boy named
had made
fantastic find
9
An opinion expressed in the article is that Mary Anning
was born in England
was the greatest fossilist in the world
found a fossil of a sea reptile
discovered a fossil when she was 11
10
The phrase that says help us understand what the world was like is an opinion because it
gives a clue
gives an approximation
expresses a belief
defines a word

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