Dinosaurs
Author: Gail Gibbons

Number of Words 1000
Reading level 2.9
Point value: .5

1. Dinosaurs roamed the land for ______________ of years.

millions
thousands
hundreds
dozens

2. Paleontologists have learned about dinosaurs by

piecing together fossil skeletons.
reading books about them.
taking movies of them.
playing with them.

3. Many plant eaters had _________________ to protect themselves against meat-eaters.

spikes or plates
venom
camouflage
stingers

4. Meat eating dinosaurs had

sharp teeth
no sense of smell.
long skinny necks.
terrible red eyes.

5. Millions of years ago dinosaurs became

extinct.
food for other animals.
farm animals.
space travelers.