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Welcome to the Asked and Answered - Dinosaurs worksheet!


Here you’ll practice new dinosaur words, test what you’ve learned, and discover even more amazing facts. Let’s get started!

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How to Read Some of the Words in the Book

Reading the Words

Dinosaur Names

  • Archaeopteryx → ar-kee-OP-ter-iks
    An early bird-like dinosaur with feathers, teeth, and claws.

  • Argentinosaurus → ar-jen-TEE-noh-SOR-us
    A giant plant-eating dinosaur named after Argentina.

  • Diplodocus → dih-PLOD-uh-kus
    A long-necked dinosaur that ate plants.

  • Maiasaura → MY-ah-SOR-ah
    A dinosaur known for caring for its babies.

  • Micropachycephalosaurus → MY-kroh-pak-ee-SEF-uh-loh-SOR-us
    A small dinosaur with a thick skull and a very long name.

  • Oviraptor → OH-vih-rap-tor
    A dinosaur found protecting its nest.

  • Parasaurolophus → par-uh-saw-ROL-uh-fus
    A dinosaur with a long hollow crest.

  • Triceratops → try-SER-uh-tops
    A plant-eating dinosaur with three horns.

  • Tyrannosaurus rex → tih-RAN-oh-SOR-us reks
    A large meat-eating dinosaur whose name means king of the tyrant lizards.

  • Utahraptor → YOO-tah-rap-tor
    A meat-eating dinosaur named after Utah.

Time and Earth Word

  • Cretaceous → kruh-TAY-shus
    The last period of the dinosaur age.

  • Cycad → SY-kad
    Ancient plants with thick leaves that grew during dinosaur times.

  • Geology → jee-OL-uh-jee
    The study of rocks and Earth’s history.

  • Jurassic → joo-RASS-ik
    The middle period of the dinosaur age.

  • Mesozoic Era → mez-uh-ZOH-ik EE-ruh
    The age when dinosaurs lived.

  • Pangaea → pan-JEE-uh
    A giant landmass where all continents were joined.

  • Triassic → try-ASS-ik
    The earliest period of the dinosaur age.

  • Tsunami → soo-NAH-me
    Very large ocean waves caused by powerful events.

Science Words

  • Binomial naming → by-NOH-mee-ul NAY-ming
    A system that gives every living thing two scientific names.

  • Carnivore → KAR-nih-vor
    Animals that eat meat.

  • Cell → SEL
    A cell is a tiny building part that makes up living things.

  • Chicxulub crater → CHEEK-shuh-loob KRAY-ter
    The giant crater made when an asteroid struck Earth.

  • Coprolite → KOP-roh-lyt
    A coprolite is fossilized dinosaur droppings.

  • DNA → dee-en-AY
    The tiny instruction code inside living cells.

  • Extinction → ek-STINK-shun
    When a kind of living thing dies out completely.

  • Fossil → FOS-uhl
    A fossil is the remains or marks of ancient life preserved in rock.

  • Genus → JEE-nus
    The first part of a scientific name.

  • Herbivore → HER-bih-vor
    A herbivore is an animal that eats plants.

  • Homo sapiens → HOH-moh SAY-pee-enz
    The scientific name for modern humans.

  • Melanosome → meh-LAN-oh-sohm
    A melanosome is a tiny part inside feathers that can give clues about color.

  • Microscope → MY-kruh-skohp
    A microscope is a tool that makes very tiny things look bigger.

  • Omnivore → OM-nih-vor
    An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

  • Paleontologist → PAY-lee-on-TOL-uh-jist
    A scientist who studies ancient life through fossils.

  • Pterosaur → TER-oh-sor
    A pterosaur is a flying reptile that lived during dinosaur times.

  • Pyrenean ibex → peer-uh-NEE-un EYE-beks
    A mountain animal scientists once tried to clone.

  • Species → SPEE-sheez
    A group of living things of the same kind.

True or False

True or False

Select True or False for each sentence.

1. Dinosaurs lived at the same time as humans.

2. Birds are living descendants of dinosaurs.

3. The Jurassic Period came after the Cretaceous Period.

4. Spinosaurus had features that helped it live near water.

5. Most museum dinosaur skeletons are casts.

6. DNA from dinosaurs still survives inside fossil bones.

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Periods of the Mesozoic Era

Periods of

Arrange the periods of the Mesozoic Era in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–3 next to each period. The first period of the Mesozoic Era should be number 1. 

Jurassic Period

Triassic Period

Cretaceous Period

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Fill in the Blanks

Glossary Match

Pick the correct words to complete the sentences.

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Use these words:

Mesozoic - Pangaea - herbivores - coprolites - paleontologist - Chicxulub

  • Dinosaurs lived during the                                Era.
     

  • The giant landmass before the continents separated was called  
     

  • Plant-eating dinosaurs are called 
     

  • Fossilized dinosaur droppings are called  
     

  • A scientist who studies fossils is called a  
     

  • The giant crater linked to dinosaur extinction is called                               crater.
     

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Choose the Correct Word

life check

Pick the correct answers. 

  1. Dinosaurs that eat meat are called:
     

  2. Archaeopteryx had feathers and could:
     

  3. Fossils are usually found inside:
     

  4. Scientists study tiny details using:
     

  5. Dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the:

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Periods of

Life Stages of a Dinosaur

Arrange the life stages of a dinosaur in the correct order. Write the numbers 1–4 next to each.

adult dinosaur

egg

hatchling

fossil

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Glossary Match

Right Word

Match the definitions with the correct words from the glossary.​

  1. the first part of a scientific name

  2. the remains or mark of ancient life preserved in rock

  3. when a living thing dies out completely

  4. an animal that eats meat

  5. a large rock from space

  6. an animal that eats plants

  7. one kind of living thing

  8. a scientist who studies ancient life through fossils

  9. a copy made from a fossil

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