WorksheetsLearn from the Past, Lesson 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The orangutan is endangered because....
there are too many of them
the forests they live in are being cut down
they can find food easily
there are none left alive
A wooly mammoth is shown above. Could you find a wooly mammoth alive today?
Yes, many wooly mammoths are alive today.
Yes, a few wooly mammoths live in zoos.
Yes, a few wooly mammoths are alive in the wild.
No, wooly mammoths are not alive today.
Which animal might be endangered right now?
Which is not a reason that an animal might go extinct?
loss of habitat (home destroyed)
pollution (dirty air)
too much food
hunting
A bird called the dodo is extinct. That means that there are _____________.
many living dodos
dodos alive in zoos and museums
no more living dodos
only a few dodos still alive
A man says that he took a picture of a living dinosaur! Could this be true?
No, dinosaurs died out before people lived.
No, all dinosaur photographs are in museums.
Yes, the photograph could be very old.
Yes, he might have taken the photograph himself.
Which animal is extinct?
beetle
chicken
dinosaur
horse
In which category is the saber-toothed cat found?
thriving (alive and well; not in any danger)
threatened (in some danger)
endangered (could die out soon)
extinct (there are no more anywhere)
Can an animal go from being extinct to being endangered
Yes. There can be more grown in a science lab.
No, because there are none left in the world.
Yes. Scientists could be mistaken and there could be some of the animals hidden somewhere.
No, there can’t be a few left at a later time.
A paleontologist is someone who ______________.
digs for dinosaur bones
arranges dinosaur exhibits in museums
takes care of dinosaur bones
all of the above
