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

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

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Journeys Lesson 28 Fossils

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

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