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Dinosaurs Before Dark

Jack and Annie find the tree house and travel to the
time of dinosaurs.

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Vocabulary

I. Match each word with its definition. Chapter 1~5

To make a short low wound in your throat,

tumble Especially to show that you are annoyed or not
interested.
To move your hand gently and slowly over an
tease
animal’s fur or hair or skin.

To fall downwards, often hitting the ground several

grunt
times, but usually without serious injury.

engrave To cut woods or design on wood, stone, metal, etc.

stroke To laugh at somebody and make jokes about them.

II. Choose the word which is similar in meaning. Chapter 1~5

count on put on rely on get on hold on

scramble crawl crow cruel crucial

nuts clever genius insane smart

make a face smile giggle grin frown

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Vocabulary

III. Fill in the blanks. Chapter 1~5

nuts reptile search grip nod imagination

slanted blend quit glided pick up light

1 Alligators belong to the reptile family.

2 When the wind started to pick up , we realized that a storm was coming.

3 Grip tightly onto the rope, or you’ll fall!

4 A skater glided across the ice.

5 Are you nuts ? How can you break a rock with an egg?
6 The picture on the wall was slightly slanted to the right.

IV. Match the words to complete each phrase. Chapter 1~5

take through the album

flip out for cars

call a breath

watch up to me about her

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Vocabulary

V. Choose the correct word for each sentence. Chapter 6-10

stare
1 It’s rude to stare at other people.
stir

wobble
2 Little ducklings waddle after their mother.
waddle

I peeked into my brother’s room to see peeked

3
what he was doing. picked

Jack whopped with excitement while wonder

4
riding the roller coaster. whooped

VI. Match each word with its definition. Chapter 6-10

duck Suddenly start to run away very fast

To put your body close to the ground by bending

bolt your legs under you

You move your head or the top half of your body

dazed quickly downwards to avoid something that
might hit you.

To be confused and unable to think clearly, because

crouch
of a shock or a blow to the head.

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Vocabulary
Chapter 6-10

VII. Find the words in the puzzle and fill in the blanks.

Word Box Puzzle

b a i e n m w a j t e a
bolt
e k l e i u e p a n i c
stick a w o b c t e l s a m s

throw t h r o w t t o y p o p
b a g l c e i s t i c k
panic
c e h t e r h a v t e p
mutter g y m p i g a p p l e g

1 All the students muttered at the announcement of a pop quiz.

2 I felt like throwing up after I had that bad milk.

3 The squirrel bolted up the tree when it saw our dog.

4 Don’t stick your tongue out at people.

5 It never helps to panic in a difficult situation.

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Comprehension Chapter 1

I. Jack was eight and half. He liked (1) .

Annie, his seven-year-old sister, liked (2) .

(1) (2)
a. pretend stuff real things
b. science history
c. real things pretend stuff

II. Annie found in the woods.

a. a key
b. a small pond
c. a tree house

III. Why did Jack hesitate to go up to the tree house?

a. Because he didn’t know who it belonged to.

b. Because he was scared to go up.
c. Because he had a lot of homework to do.

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Comprehension Chapter 2

I. Who is Henry?
a. Their cousin.
b. Their neighbor.
c. Their neighbor’s dog.

II. When Jack looked through the book about (1) .

Annie held up a book about (2) for him.
A blue silk (3) was sticking out of it.
(1) (2) (3)
a. Pennsylvania Pteranodon bookmark
b. Pennsylvania dinosaurs bookmark
c. Frog Creek dinosaurs sticker

III. What did Annie see in the window?

a. A real live Pteranodon gliding above the treetops.
b. A huge dinosaur on the hilltop.
c. A glider plane.

IV. Describe what Annie saw in the window.

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Comprehension Chapter 3

I. Choose T for true, or F for false.

1 Jack and Annie knew where they landed. T F

The world outside and the world in the

2
picture were exactly the same.
T F

Jack looked down at the book to find out

3
where they were.
T F

According to the book about dinosaurs,

4
The Pteranodon vanished 50 million years ago.
T F

Annie didn’t want to step up to the Pteranodon

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because she was scared.
T F

Jack insisted to go down and talk to the

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creature.
T F

II. What is the main idea of this chapter?

a. There were many volcanoes during the time of the dinosaurs.
b. Jack and Annie have gone back in time 65 million years.
c. Jack loved the place.
d. Jack read a book about dinosaurs in the tree house.

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Comprehension Chapter 4

I. Fill in the blanks.

1 Annie was always trying to make friends with animals .

2 Annie decided to call the Pteranodon Henry .

3 Annie saw a huge dinosaur on top of a hill.

4 Another title for this chapter could be .

a. Pteranodon’s fuzzy skin
b. A huge dinosaur
c. A giant monster
d. Jack and Annie meet the Pteranodon

II. What notes did Jack take about Pteranodon? Choose all.

the largest
fuzzy skin dinosaur
runs slowly

mouth like
can not fly scissors
fierce

strong horns eats flowers small brain

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Comprehension Chapter 5

I. Where did Jack and Annie run to?

a. To the Pteranodon.
b. To the hilltop.
c. To the tree house.

II. Choose the correct information about the Triceratops.

He looked like a huge rhinoceros. He eats flower.
He had one strong horn instead of three.

He had two long horns above his eyes and one on his nose.

He had a big shield like thing behind his head.

He lived in the early cretaceous period.

He weighed over 12,000 pounds.

III. What promise did Jack make to Annie?

a. She won’t take a note about the Triceratops.
b. She won’t pet the Triceratops.
c. She won’t leave him without his permission.

IV. What’s the main idea of this chapter?

a. The medallion has a fancy M on it.
b. Jack reads about the Triceratops.
c. After leaving the tree house Jack finds a medallion.

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Comprehension Chapter 6

I. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

giant ancient hunted mud chew

tiny stuff Tyrannosaurus rex barged triceratops

huge sand Apatosaurus mutant bowed

1 The Valley below was filled with nests. Big nests made out of

mud . And the nests were filled with tiny dinosaurs.

2 Jack and Annie bowed their head and pretend to chew.

3 The Apatosauruses hunted for food while a few mothers

baby-sat the nest.

4 Jack and Annie ran away because they saw a Tyrannosaurus rex .

5 The dinosaur barged down the hill.

She seemed afraid of something.

IV. What would you do if you saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex?

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Comprehension Chapter 7

I. Where did Jack and Annie run? Why?

II. Why did Jack have to go back to the hill?

III. What did Jack see just before he got his belongings?

IV. Which dinosaur came back?

V. What is the main idea of this chapter?

a. The Anatosauruses are afraid of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
b. The Triceratops is a friendly dinosaur.
c. Jack must leave the tree house to get the dinosaur book.

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Comprehension Chapter 8

I. Choose T for true, or F for false.

1 Tyrannosaurus rex was the largest plant-eating T F

animal of all time.

2 The book about dinosaurs helped a lot. T F

Jack couldn’t run to the tree house because

3 Tyrannosaurus rex was standing between T F
Jack and the tree house.

Jack thought Tyrannosaurus might run faster

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than him.
T F

5 Annie was waiting for Jack in the tree house T F

The Pteranodon sailed down toward the top of

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the hill and came straight for jack.
T F

II. Another title for this story could be

a. Dinosaur Times
b. Digging Up Bones
c. Pteranodon to the Rescue?
d. Dinosaur Valley

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Comprehension Chapter 9

I. What did Jack do when the Pteranodon coasted down to the ground?
a. He decided to run as fast as he could.
b. He climbed on and eased down onto the Pteranodon’s back.
c. He decided to hide on the other side of the hill.

II. How did Jack react while he was riding on the Pteranodon?
a. Jack whooped and laughed. b. Jack fainted from the fear.
c. Jack took a picture as many as possible

III. What did flying feel like to Jack?

IV. Why did Annie shout “Hurry!” to Jack?

a. Mom was waiting for Jack and Annie.
b. The tree house started to spin.
c. The Tyrannosaurus was coming toward the tree.

V. What is the main idea of this chapter?

a. The Triceratops grazes in the high grass.
b. The Pteranodon gives Jack a ride so Jack and Annie can go home.
c. Jack and Annie will miss the Tyrannosaurus after they are home.

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Comprehension Chapter 10

I. Choose T for true, or F for false.

1 Two days had passed since they’d left. T F

Jack and Annie saw the woods which were

2 T F
lit with a golden late-afternoon light.

3 Jack and Annie decided not to tell anyone. T F

They were assure that mom would believe

4
their story.
T F

Annie decided not to go back to the magic tree

5 T F
house again.

Jack thought the trip to dinosaur time did seem

6
more and more like a dream.
T F

Jack was confused because he wasn't sure

7 that the trip in the magic tree house was real T F
or not.

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Quiz! Who am I ?
Read the following descriptions to identify the mystery dinosaurs.

I have a duckbill
I have huge I have two long I walk on two
and make a
bat-like wings, horns above my big legs, swing
deep, bellowing
fuzzy skin, a eyes and one
sound like a a long, thick
on my nose.
mouth like tuba. My kind tail, and dangle
Some people
scissors, and a lives in colonies two tiny arms. I
think I look like
bony crest on so that some of am the largest
a huge
top of my us can hunt for meat-eating
rhinoceros with
head. food while animal of all
a shield behind
Who am I? others baby-sit time.
my head.
the nests. Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?

Tyrannosaurus
Anatosauruses Triceratops Pteranodon
rex

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