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Dinosaurs

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group do dinosaurs belong to?

a)

reptiles

b)

crocodiles

c)

birds

d)

insects

2.

What helped dinosaurs spread across the Earth?

a)

They had long tails.

b)

They were very active.

c)

They ate meat.

d)

They have heavy bodies.

3.

Which group does a Tyrannosaurus belong to?

a)

theropods

b)

ceratopsians

c)

sauropods

d)

pterosaurs

4.

Which dinosaur belongs in the sauropod group?

a)

Allosaurus

b)

Triceratops

c)

Apatosaurus

d)

Oviraptor

5.

According to the text, why do scientists believe that certain dinosaurs later became birds?

a)

Their wings had many things in common with birds.

b)

Their bones had many things in common with birds.

c)

Their eggs had many things in common with birds.

d)

Their brains had many things in common with birds.

6.

Why would meat eaters usually not attack a group of sauropods?

a)

sauropods had giant hooked claws to defend themselves

b)

sauropods had long tails they used as deadly whips

c)

sauropods had large crests with horns to protect themselves.

d)

sauropods had wings as long as a bus fly away quickly,

7.

What did ceratopsians use their crests for?

a)

to protect their heads and necks

b)

to defend themselves from predators

c)

to catch fish, lizards, and insects

d)

to eat tough plant parts, like tree trunks

8.

Which were the first animals to fly?

a)

theropods

b)

ceratopsians

c)

sauropods

d)

pterosaurs

9.

What do scientists believe may have led to dinosaurs becoming extinct?

a)

Dust blocked out the sun for months.

b)

Predators hunted many dinosaurs.

c)

The first flowering plants started to grow.

d)

The continents split apart.

10.

What was the author's purpose of writing this book?

a)

to explain how dinosaurs became extinct

b)

to describe the life cycle of dinosaurs

c)

to answer a question about how long dinosaurs lived

d)

to introduce readers to some basic facts about dinosaurs

11.

How do scientists learn about dinosaurs?

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