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Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark Answer Key

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Dinosaur Trivia
#1 What was the name of the flying reptile? Pteranodon
#2 Which dinosaur weighed over 12,000 pounds? Triceratops
#3 Which dinosaur was the largest meat eater? Tyrannosaurus Rex
#4 Which dinosaur lived in colonies where they stayed together with their babies? Anatosaurus
#5 What nickname did Jack and Annie give the Pteranodon? Henry
Vocabulary Words
#1 What does trembled mean? To shake
#2 What does examine mean? To look at closely
#3 What does crouched mean? To bend down very low
#4 What does dashed mean? To get away quickly
#5 What does tumbled mean? To fall down
Story Structure
#1 Who are the 2 main characters? Jack and Annie
#2 Where do Jack and Annie live? Frog Creek, Pennsylvania
#3 Name the 4 dinosaurs that Jack and Annie encounter on their adventure. Pteranodon, Triceratops, Anatosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus Rex
#4 Who is older Jack or Annie? Jack
#5 How far back in time do Jack and Annie travel in the Magic Tree House? 65 million years
Story Facts
#1 Which dinosaur do Jack and Annie encounter first? Pteranodon
#2 Name the flower that some of the dinosaurs liked to eat. Magnolia Flower
#3 How many horns does the Triceratops have? Three
#4 What does Jack say he feels like as he is riding to safety on the back of the Pteranodon? He feels like a bird, as light as a feather
#5 What does Jack have Annie do to escape from the Anatosaurus? She crawls over to Jack and they bow down pretending to chew
True/False
#1 Jack finds a medallion with the letter N engraved on it. False
#2 Annies tries to make friends with many of the dinosaurs. True
#3 Jack and Annie's neighbor has a dog named Henry True
#4 Jack and Annie travel back in time to the Palaeozaic period. False
#5 The Anatosaurus is described as sounding like a Trombone. False
Final Question
How do Jack and Annie escape from the Tyrannosaurus at the end of the book? Annie asks Henry to go save Jack. Jack rides on Henry's back to the treehouse. Jack finds the book with a picture of Frog Creek in it. He holds the book and wishes they could go back home. The treehouse begins to twist and turn, and they end up back home safely.