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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)
_________________________________________________________
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______________________________ 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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