Stegosaurus RC PREVIEW

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StegosaurusReading Comprehension Worksheets

for A True Bookby Elaine Landau

ISBN-13: 978-0-531-16830-1ISBN-10: 0-531-16830-1

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StegosaurusReading Comprehension Worksheetsfor A True Bookby Elaine LandauISBN-13: 978-0-531-16830-1ISBN-10: 0-531-16830-1

1) Stegosaurus lived with people.

TRUE false

2) Stegosaurus is a reptile.

TRUE false

3) Stegosaurus lived in North America.

TRUE false

4) Color the states where Stegosaurus lived.



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5) Stegosaurus front feet have been compared to:

elephant rhino

6) Stegosaurus had a very large head.

TRUE false

7) Stegosaurus' brain was the size of a:

basketball walnut

8) Scientists who study prehistoric life are called:

archeologists paleontologists

9) How big were the largest bony plates onStegosaurus' back?

1 foot 3 feet

10) Stegosaurus means "roofed lizard."

TRUE false

11) Scientists believe Stegosaurus' plates mighthave helped the dinosaur warm up or cool downand to give protection.

TRUE false

12) Scientists believe Stegosaurus was probablyvery smart.

TRUE FALSE



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13) Scientists know that Stegosaurus was brightlycolored.

TRUE false

14) Stegosaurus ate:

plants animals

15) Stegosaurids are a family of dinosaurs withbony plates on their bodies.

TRUE false

16) Stegosaurus had no defenses againstpredators.

TRUE false

17) Paleontologists learn what dinosaurs looked likeby putting fossil bones together.

TRUE false

18) During the Age of the Dinosaurs, Earth's landwas changing.

TRUE false

19) Many scientists think the dinosaurs becameextinct after an asteroid crashed into Earth.

TRUE false

20) Dust from an asteroid crash would have blockedout the sun and made the Earth very hot.

TRUE FALSE



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ANIMAL REPORT

This animal

is a/an:

This animal

lives:

on land in water both land & water

This animaleats:

plants

(herbivore)

meat/animals

(carnivore)

plants & animals

(omnivore)

This animal

lives:

on land in water both land & water



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This animal

is most

active: during the day

(diurnal)

at night

(nocturnal) I'm not sure

This animal

is a:

vertebrate(has a backbone) invertebrate(has no backbone) I'm not sure

This animal:

lays eggs has live babies I'm not sure

This animal

lives: warm places cold placeswarm & cold

places



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StegosaurusReading Comprehension Worksheetsfor A True Bookby Elaine LandauISBN-13: 978-0-531-16830-1ISBN-10: 0-531-16830-1

1) Stegosaurus lived with people. TRUE false

2) Stegosaurus is a reptile. TRUE false

3) Stegosaurus lived in North America. TRUE false

4) Color the states where Stegosaurus lived.

5) Stegosaurus front feet have been compared to: elephant rhino

6) Stegosaurus had a very large head. TRUE false

7) Stegosaurus' brain was the size of a: basketball walnut



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8) Scientists who study prehistoric life are called: archeologists paleontologists

9) How big were the largest bony plates onStegosaurus' back?

1 foot 3 feet

10) Stegosaurus means "roofed lizard." TRUE false

11) Scientists believe Stegosaurus' plates mighthave helped the dinosaur warm up or cool downand to give protection.

TRUE false

12) Scientists believe Stegosaurus was probablyvery smart.

TRUE false

13) Scientists know that Stegosaurus was brightlycolored.

TRUE false

14) Stegosaurus ate: plants animals

15) Stegosaurids are a family of dinosaurs withbony plates on their bodies.

TRUE false

16) Stegosaurus had no defenses againstpredators.

TRUE false

17) Paleontologists learn what dinosaurs looked likeby putting fossil bones together.

TRUE false

18) During the Age of the Dinosaurs, Earth's landwas changing.

TRUE false

19) Many scientists think the dinosaurs becameextinct after an asteroid crashed into Earth.

TRUE false

20) Dust from an asteroid crash would have blockedout the sun and made the Earth very hot.

TRUE false



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Appearance: Draw a picture of the animal in its(color, size, shape; males/females different?; native habitat:how does the appearance act as camouflage?)

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________ Habitat:

(where does it live - forest, near river, etc.; type______________________________ of home - size, shape, color, locations; other

plants and animals that live there)

Food: ___________________________ (kind of food, where it finds food)

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

______________________________ Enemies:(who are the enemies; how does this animal

protect itself?)

Other Interesting Facts:___________________________

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

______________________________

_____________________



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Help the Stegosaurus find plants to eat.



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Help the Stegosaurus find plants and bushes to eat.



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Help the Stegosaurus find plants to eat.



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LINKS

Stegosaurus coloring pages:

Paper bag puppets

Paper plate craft and coloring page

Lots of dinosaurprintables

Stand-up Stegosaurus printable in color

Crayola coloring page

Dinosaurcrafts

ANSWER KEY

1. false2. true3. true4. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming5. elephant

6. false7. walnut8. paleontologists9. 3 feet10. true11. true12. false13. false14. plants15. true16. false

17. true18. true19. true20. false

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