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Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark Worksheets

by Mary Pope Osborne

Reading Level M · Lexile 510L · ATOS 2.6

Jack and Annie discover a magic tree house that whisks them back to the time of dinosaurs.

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Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark vocabulary words and comprehension questions

30 vocabulary words and 40 comprehension questions across 10 chapters: Chapter 1: Into the Woods · Chapter 2: The Monster · Chapter 3: Where Is Here? · Chapter 4: Henry · Chapter 5: Gold in the Grass · Chapter 6: Dinosaur Valley · Chapter 7: Ready, Set, Go! · Chapter 8: A Giant Shadow · Chapter 9: The Amazing Ride · Chapter 10: Home Before Dark.

Vocabulary words include woods, ladder, creek, bookmark, reptile, trembled, volcano, Pteranodon, ferns, crest, scientist, cautiously, Triceratops, magnolia, engraved, valley, bellow, nest, Tyrannosaurus rex, hunched.

Sample questions

Who are the two main characters, and how are they related?
What do Jack and Annie find high up in an oak tree in the Frog Creek woods?
Why does Jack want to climb the rope ladder up to the tree house?

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