NAME: ___________________________________________ DATE: ______________________

IMPORTANT: You can print this worksheet or do the exercises on your notebook. Remember to share your
answers with your teacher.

Turned to Stone
BEFORE THE READING

ACTIVITY 1:
Instructions: Look at the photo.

What do you think is special about this discovery?

ACTIVITY 2:
Instructions: Match the words with the correct definition. You can use a dictionary.

 Turned to stone after millions of years.  skeleton

 All the bones in an animal or person.  paleontologist

 People who study dinosaur bones.  fossilized

DURING THE READING
ACTIVITY 1:
Instructions: Read the article on page 121. What is the main idea of the article?

a. Local museum displays Funk’s discovery.

b. Scientists have studied the fossil carefully.
c. Workers in Canada make an exciting discovery.

ACTIVITY 2:
Instructions: Read the article on page 121 again. Label the parts of the fossil.

armor snout scales spikes

ACTIVITY 3:
Instructions: Read the article on page 121 again. Answer the questions in exercise A, page 122.

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ACTIVITY 4:
Instructions: Read the article on page 121 again. Complete the flow chart. How did the dinosaur get
fossilized? Use words from the reading.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

AFTER THE READING

ACTIVITY 1:
Instructions: Find the words below in the article if necessary. Complete the sentences in exercise A,
page 123. Use the correct form of the words. Write your answers here.

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ACTIVITY 2:
Instructions: Answer the questions.

1. Why do scientists study dinosaurs?

2. What questions do you think this fossil can help answer paleontologists?