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Dinosaurs! Thurs 11th June

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what dinosaur is this

a)

diplodicus

b)

ankylosaurs

c)

raptor

d)

pteranodon

2.

Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don´t know

d)

I don´t think so

3.

All dinosaurs were huge

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don´t know

d)

I think so

4.

Carnivores ate meat

a)

They ate plants

b)

They ate everything

c)

Yes, it´s true

d)

They ate fruit and vegetables

5.

Scientists learn about dinosaurs by studying

a)

television

b)

air

c)

stars

d)

fossils

6.

Could some dinosaurs walk on 2 legs?

a)

no

b)

yes

c)

never

d)

I don´t know

7.

Dinosaurs used their tails

a)

to look good

b)

as a fan

c)

as a weapon

d)

for dancing

8.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Dinosaurs lived many years before.

b)

Dinosaurs lived many years ago.

c)

Dinosaurs still live.

d)

Dinosaurs never lived.

9.
True or false?
Scientists think that dinosaurs look like reptiles because of their scales.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What does the word "dinosaur" mean?
a)
Scary thing
b)
Large mammal
c)
Big reptile
d)
Terrible lizard
11.
A herbivore eats...
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Both plants and meat
d)
Candy
12.
A carnivore eats...
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Both plants and meat
d)
Pizza
13.
An omnivore eats...
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Both plants and meat
d)
Hamburgers
14.
What did dinosaurs eat?
a)
Only meat
b)
Only plants
c)
Some ate meat, some ate plants, some ate both
d)
Squirrels
15.
What do scientists look at to know what dinosaurs ate?
a)
Skulls
b)
Teeth
c)
Tails
d)
Scales
16.
Name of the Dinosaur?
a)
Triceratops
b)
Allosaurus
c)
T-Rex
d)
YOU!!
17.
Name of the Dinosaur?
a)
Brachiosaurus
b)
Velociraptor
c)
Ankylosaurus
d)
Stegosaurus
18.
Name of the Dinosaur?
a)
Triceratops
b)
Apatosaurus
c)
Velociraptor
19.
Name of the Dinosaur?
a)
T-Rex
b)
Stegosaurus
c)
Apatosaurus
20.
Name of the Dinosaur?
a)
Triceratops
b)
Stegosaurus
c)
Brachiosaurus
d)
Spinosaurus
21.
What species of dinosaur is this?
a)
Triceratops
b)
Torosaurus
c)
Utahceratops
d)
Pachyrhinosaurus
22.
Which animals are thought to be decendents of dinosaurs?
a)
Reptiles
b)
Birds
c)
Amphibians
d)
All of the above
23.

Name the Dinosaur

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Velociraptor

24.

Name the dinosaur

a)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

b)

Stegosaurus

25.

What do we call the remains of an animal or plant preserved in rock?

a)

A fossil

b)

A rock

c)

A cement

26.

Which were larger?

a)

meat eaters

b)

plant eaters

27.

Why did the stegosaurus have spikes on its back?

a)

To scratch another dinosaur

b)

To protect it from enemies

c)

To have people climb

28.

Which prehistoric animal looked like a large lizard with hug wings?

a)

vulture

b)

pterodactyl

c)

pteranodon

d)

eagle

29.

During which three period did dinosaurs exist?

a)

Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods

b)

Classic, Triassic, and Modern periods

c)

Jurassic, Triassic, and Classic periods

30.

How long ago did dinosaurs disappear?

a)

65 years ago

b)

65 billion years ago

c)

65 million years ago

31.

How long ago did dinosaurs appear?

a)

200 years ago

b)

200 billion years ago

c)

2,000 years ago

d)

200 million years ago

32.

What is the study of fossils called?

a)

Paleontology

b)

Biology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Botony

33.

What is the name of this dinosaur?

a)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

b)

Brontosaurus

c)

Stegasaurus

d)

Brachiosaurus

34.
What killed the dinosaurs, accoring to most scientific evidence? ?
a)
Climate change after an asteroid impact.
b)
Aliens
c)
People
d)
Pollution
35.

What is extinction?

a)

When an animal has a baby.

b)

When a new species is found.

c)

When a species dies off from Earth.

d)

When a dinosaur has a fight.

36.

Carnivorous dinosaurs ate other dinosaurs.

a)

yes

b)

no

37.

The Diplodocus was a big dinosaur

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

The Triceratops didn't have feathers

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

The Velociraptor had claws

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

The tyrannosaurus has...

a)

a long neck.

b)

sharpy teeth.

c)

plates around its back.

d)

flippers to swim.

41.

The stegosaurus has...

a)

a long neck.

b)

sharpy teeth.

c)

plates around its back.

d)

flippers to swim.

42.

Tooth

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Plant

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

Bone

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

Select the the features that match:

a)

It had sharp teeth

b)

It had horns

c)

It was a herbivore

d)

It was a carnivore

46.

Select the the features that match:

a)

It had sharp teeth

b)

It was a prey

c)

It was a herbivore

d)

It was a carnivore

47.

Cats, cows, elephants and humans are all mammals, but dinosaurs are examples of

a)

birds

b)

carnivores

c)

reptiles

48.

Some dinosaurs were herbivores, which means they ate plants. Other dinosaurs were _______________

a)

T-Rex

b)

cold blooded

c)

carnivores

49.

Mammals are warm blooded, but most dinosaurs were probably ________________.

a)

lizard

b)

cold blooded

c)

reptiles

50.

Animals ________________ or change over a long time.

a)

evolve

b)

extinct

c)

living

51.

The word dinosaur means “terrible ________________” but, in fact, they weren’t really lizards.

a)

T-Rex

b)

lizard

c)

birds

52.

You can see dinosaur fossils in many _______________ around the world.

a)

Jurassic Park

b)

Libraries

c)

museums

53.

________________ was a large dinosaur that ate meat. It’s also known as Tyrannosaurus Rex

a)

T-Rex

b)

Mishu

c)

chicken little

54.

Paleontologists are people who find or _______________ fossils, and study life that existed a long time ago.

a)

eat

b)

take

c)

discover

55.

Dinosaurs disappeared, or became ________________, 65 million years ago, after a large meteor hit the earth.

a)

birds

b)

carnivores

c)

extinct