Meeting some Dinosaurs
Worksheet 15
Name: _______________ Date: __________________________________
1º Read the information and underline the verb in past.
Tyrannosaurus-Rex
T. Rex was a huge meat-eating dinosaur. He lived in forests
with nearby rivers. T. Rex was one of the biggest
carnivorous dinosaurs.
T. Rex walked on two powerful legs. He had a huge head
with large and sharp teeth. It had powerful jaw muscles
too. It had tiny arms, each with two fingers. T. Rex also had
a slim, stiff, pointed tail that provided balance and allowed
quick turns while running. T. Rex’s neck was short and
muscular too. Tyrannosaurus Rex was up to 12 m long and about 6 m tall. Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed around
6 tonnes.
T. Rex could have run at up to 24 kph.
Triceratops
Triceratops was a rhinoceros-like dinosaur. It had
three horns on its face. It had one short horn
above its beak and two longer horns (over 1 m long)
above its eyes. The horns probably provided
protection from predators. It had a large skull, up
to 3 m long. It’s one of the largest skulls of any land
animal ever discovered.
Triceratops was about 9 m long and 3 m tall. It
weighed up to 10 tonnes. It had a short, pointed tail and a bulky body. It had a parrot-like
beak and powerful jaws too.
When threatened by predators, Triceratops probably charged into its enemy like the
modern-day rhinoceros does.
Triceratops walked on four short legs; it was a slow dinosaur.
2º Answer the questions.
a) Where did T-Rex live? _________________________________________________
b) How many horns did Triceratops have? _____________________________________
c) Was the Triceratops a fast dinasaur? ______________________________________
d) What were triceratops horn for? _________________________________________
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e) How tall could a T-Rex be? ______________________________________________
f) What was the T-Rex tail for? ____________________________________________
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3º Write the name of the dinosaur. It can be T-Rex or Triceratops.
a) It was a herbivore. __________________ b) It had tiny arms ___________________
c) It was very tall. ____________________ d) It had four legs ____________________
e) It was very long. ____________________ f) It had short legs ___________________
4º Compare the T-REX to the Triceratops. Use the following adjectives: (fast, slow,
big, dangerous)
For example: The Triceratops was heavier than the T-Rex.
a) ________________________________________________________________.
b) ________________________________________________________________.
c) ________________________________________________________________.
d) ________________________________________________________________.
5º Cross the false sentences about the Stegoceras. Then write the true sentences like
a text and separate them with commas.
- It wasn’t a carnivore.
– It wasn’t big.
- It wasn’t short.
– It didn’t like meat
- It didn’t have a strong head.
- It didn’t walk on two legs.
- It didn’t have long arms.
- It didn’t eat plants.
- It didn’t have a tail.
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