HOW WERE THE ANIMALS THAT INHABITED THE EARTH

IN THE PAST?

Long time ago, there were big animals that inhabited the Earth.
They were dinosaurs!
They were as big as a building of five floors; nevertheless, there were small
dinosaurs.
One of the biggest predators was the Tyrannosaurus Rex or T-rex.
The T-rex was a predator. It had a big head. Its mouth was huge and had sharp
teeth. It walked on two legs and had short arms. It also had a long pointed tail.
Choose the best answer.

 The word dinosaur means…

a. Small lizard
b. Great lizard
c. Great reptile

 The smallest dinosaur was about the size of…

a. A mouse
b. A cow
c. A chicken

 Bipedal dinosaurs walked on…

a. Two legs
b. Four legs
c. Use wings

 The velociraptor was…

 a. Quadrupedal
b. Bipedal
c. Flying

 Triceratops were…

a. Herbivores
b. Carnivores
c. Omnivores

 The person who studies fossils are…

a. Paleontologist
b. Archeologist
c. Teacher

 The dinosaurs became extinct…

a. Some years ago

b. Last year
 c. Millions of years ago

 One of the theories about the extinction of dinosaurs is…

a. They caught a flu and die

b. An asteroid impact the Earth
c. Humans hunted dinosaurs for lunch

 The asteroid caused…

a. A storm
b. Climatic changes
c. Dangerous diseases

 Read the description of the ankylosaurus.

It was one of the largest dinosaurs.

It was quadrupedal and a plant eater of
herbivore.
This dinosaur had an armor. It was armor
plated. It had horns, a crest, and some spikes.
It also had a long tail.
 Look at the dinosaurs and describe them.

Triceratops

Velociraptor

Brachiosaurus
 Read about the seismosaurus.

The seismosaurus was one of the tallest

dinosaurs on Earth. It was 120 feet long,
18 feet tall. It also was too heavy. It
weighed 30 tons. It had a long tail and a
long neck. It did not eat meat. It ate plants,
grass, and leaves. It was a quadrupedal, it
means, it walked in four legs. They lived in
America about 145-156 million years ago,
it was the Jurassic period.

 Underline the verbs in past.

 Write the verbs in simple past.

a. Be
b. Eat
c. Weigh
d. Walk
e. Have
f. Live

 How long ago did the seismosaurus live?

 How long was a seismosaurus?

a. Eighteen feet
b. One hundred forty tons
c. One hundred twenty feet
 What did the seismosaurus eat?

a. Plants and leaves

b. Grass and insects
c. Other dinosaurs

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