DINOSAURS - KEY
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The Age of Dinosaurs began 65 million years ago.
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All dinosaurs were meat-eaters.
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Dinosaurs belonged to the group of reptiles.
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Pangaea was a large continent that broke into pieces.
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Scientists think that some dinosaurs were colorful animals.
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Some dinosaurs could walk on their two front legs.
Dinosaurs reached their full size after 7 or 8 years.
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The Stegosaurus had plates on his back.
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The T. rex was the largest dinosaur that ever lived.
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The archaeopteryx was a dinosaur that lived in the sea.
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Dinosaurs may have died out because of a change of climate.
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DINOSAURS - KEY
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MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE DEFINITIONS
A
cone
B
the lower part of the face
B
jaw
G
dry powder that is made up of dirt
C
creature
D
small green plant that grows in a thick mass on
rock or trees
D
moss
E
animals that are hunted and eaten by other
animals
E
prey
A
fruit of a tree
F
swamp
H
to come out of an egg
G
dust
I
wander around
H
hatch
F
land that is always covered with water
I
roam
C
something living
FILL IN THE CORRECT WORD
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during the middle ages of the
Earth’s history. Most of them were large creatures that were very
heavy. Dinosaurs had a scaly skin; some of them had plates to
protect themselves. Not all dinosaurs ate meat; some of them were
asteroid
atmosphere
back
creatures
extinct
plant eaters. There were two groups of dinosaurs: those with hips
like a bird, called ornithischians, and those that had hips like
lizards, called saurischians. The fiercest of all dinosaurs was the
Tyrannosaurus rex. He had strong back legs with which he could
move very quickly. It is not clear why dinosaurs became extinct so
quickly. Some scientists think an asteroid hit the Earth. The dust
that was spread in the atmosphere blocked out sunlight for many
years, so that the dinosaurs had nothing to eat.
fiercest
hips
lizards
meat
middle
ornithischians
plates
reptiles
Saurischians
scaly
DINOSAURS - KEY
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MATCH A PART OF EACH SECTION TO MAKE A FULL SENTENCE !
Dinosaurs were reptiles
the climate
but very strong back legs
Some dinosaurs
if dinosaurs
and its piece drifted away from each other
Dinosaurs that ate meat
that lived
to drive away enemies
200 million years ago
during the Middle Ages
was warm and wet
We don’t know
in climate
to tear their prey apart
Saurischians
had short front legs
that had hips like lizards
Dinosaurs lived
Pangaea broke apart
in almost all parts of the world
Scientists think that a drastic change
used their horns
were warm- or coldblooded animals
During the Mesozoic era
had powerful jaws
of the Earth’s history
The T. rex
were dinosaurs
killed the dinosaurs
Scientists think that a drastic change in climate killed the dinosaurs.
Saurischians were dinosaurs that had hips like lizards.
The T. rex had short front legs but very strong back legs.
Some dinosaurs used their horns to drive away enemies.
Dinosaurs that ate meat had powerful jaws to tear their prey apart
We don’t know if dinosaurs were warm- or coldblooded animals.
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived in almost all parts of the world.
During the Mesozoic era the climate was warm and wet.
200 million years ago Pangaea broke apart and its piece drifted away from each other.
Dinosaurs lived during the Middle Ages of the Earth’s history.
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F O S S
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H A T C H
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