Little Grunt Vocabulary
Mighty Dinosaurs Vocabulary
Little Grunt Comprehension
Mighty Dinosaurs Comprehension
Theme 4 Mix Up
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something that causes damage or destruction
What is a disaster?
100
cold-blooded animals, such as snakes, turtles, and lizards
What are reptiles?
100
What is the problem in the beginning of the story?
George grows too big to live in the cave and be a pet.
100
True or False? People and dinosaurs lived on Earth at the same time.
False
100
How are Little Grunt and the Big Egg and Mighty Dinosaurs alike? How are they different?
Little Grunt and the Big Egg and Mighty Dinosaurs are alike because both have dinosaurs in them. They are different because Little Grunt and the Big Egg is fiction and Mighty Dinosaurs is nonfiction.
200
an opening in the earth that spews out lava, ash, and hot gases
What is a volcano?
200
an animal hunted by other animals
What is prey?
200
How do the grownup Grunts feel about George?
angry, upset; he's too big, isn't housebroken, and breaks things
200
How is Mighty Dinosaurs like Ant? How is it different?
Mighty Dinosaurs is like Ant because they both are nonfiction and they give facts about a kind of animal. They are different because Ant has real photographs and is about ants, while Might Dinosaurs has drawings and is about dinosaurs.
200
In the story The Great Ball Game, what problem did the animals have? Who solved it and how?
The animals were losing the game because they couldn't see at night. Bat won the game for the animals by scoring the winning goal.
300
bursting out
What is an eruption?
300
things left behind after something has died
What are remains?
300
How do Little Grunt and Officer Buckle feel about their animal pals?
They both love their pals. Little Grunt loves George and Officer Buckle loves Gloria.
300
What do scientists use to learn more about dinosaurs?
Dinosaur fossils.
300
Name a way that ants work together.
Ants can work together to carry large things. Ants also link together to form bridges for other ants to walk over.
400
melted rock that flows from a volcano
What is lava?
400
plant or animal remains that have changed into stone
What are fossils?
400
How are Bat from the Great Ball Game and George from Little Grunt and the Big Egg alike?
They both want to help their friends.
400
What does the word "dinosaur" mean?
terrible lizard
400
Which part of the ant's body acts like a nose and fingers all in one?
The ant's antennae.
500
to rise and fall
What is pitch?
500
groups of animals
What are packs?
500
How have the adult Grunts changed the way they feel about George from the beginning of the story to the end of the story? Why?
In the beginning of the story the adult Grunts did not like George, but in the end of the story the Grunts like him/are thankful to him. George rescued them from the volcano.
500
How were meat eating dinosaurs different from plant eating dinosaurs?
Meat eaters had long sharp teeth, but plant eaters had flat teeth. Meat eaters used their large brains to hunt other dinosaurs, but plant eaters ate ferns and other plants.
500
Why was Officer Buckle upset with Gloria?
Gloria was doing tricks behind Officer Buckle during his safety presentations.