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Worksheets"Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs" Assessment
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What did the people in ancient China believe the bones they found were?
dinosaur bones
magical dragon bones
elephant bones
lizard bones
What did scientists first believe the pointed bone from the Iguanadon was?
feet
tail
pointed nose
hands
We first believed dinosaurs elbows and knees pointed to the side, but now what do we know?
their legs were straight under them
their legs looked like a lizard
they waddled clumsily
we were correct about their elbows and knees
Why did scientists believe that dinosaurs used to drag their tails?
they found fossils of their tail marks
they didn’t have tails
they thought their tails were too long
they didn’t believe their muscles were strong enough to hold it up
Why did the author include information about the inside of dinosaur bones?
to teach you about microscopes
to tell if they were cold or hot blooded
to describe their strength
to describe how they bask in the sun
Why wouldn’t big dinosaurs have needed fur or feathers to stay warm?
they lose heat more slowly
they have blubber
they like to be cold
dinosaurs were covered with fur
What do scientists now believe about the color of dinosaurs?
they were gray
they were green
they had colors and patterns that protected them from predators
they changed colors
How were dinosaur mothers different from lizard mothers?
lizards stay with their babies, and dinosaurs did not
dinosaurs stayed with their babies, and lizards do not
they do the same things
they both hatched eggs
What did scientists previously think about how dinosaurs died?
poisoned rain killed all plants and animals
an asteroid hit the Earth and exploded
the world became too cold and froze
the world dried out and became too hot
What do some scientists believe about dinosaurs today according to the story?
they are living in the rainforest
they are all dead & will never come back
they are alive and we cant find them
they changed bit by bit into birds
What is the meaning of the word scaly in the sentence below?
The brown skin of the snake looked scaly and dry.
brown
wet
covered in flaky scales
slick
What does the word waddle mean?
The penguin waddled on the ice.
dance
walk with short steps
take big steps
jump
What does the word bask mean?
The lizard basked in the light of the heat lamp.
to stand up straight
to sleep
to lie in a warm place
to cry
What does the word fossil mean?
The dinosaur fossil was millions of years old.
remains of a plant or animal
old dirt
part of the earth
lost plant or animal
