Here are the answers to the questions based on the book *Dinosaurs Before Dark* (Magic Tree House #1):
1. Where do Jack and Annie Live?
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Answer: b. Pennsylvania
*(In the story, they live in a town called Frog Creek, Pennsylvania.)*
2. Who is older, Jack or Annie?
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Answer: Jack
*(Jack is 8 years old, and Annie is 7 years old.)*
3. What did Jack and Annie climb to get to the tree house?
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Answer: d. a climbing rope
*(They found a rope hanging from a branch and climbed up it.)*
4. Whose idea was it to climb up to the tree house?
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Answer: Annie
*(Annie saw the rope and wanted to climb it, even though Jack was scared.)*
5. The tree house was filled with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
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Answer: books
*(The walls were lined with shelves full of books.)*
6. What unusual thing happened after Jack and Annie opened the dinosaur book?
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Answer: The wind started to blow and spin the tree house around very fast. When it stopped, they were no longer in Frog Creek; they had traveled back in time to the age of dinosaurs.
7. Pteranodons lived \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ years ago.
Pteranodons lived during the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ period.
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Answer: 65 million / Cretaceous
*(Note: While modern science says Pteranodons lived closer to 80–84 million years ago, the original Magic Tree House book states "65 million years ago" and refers to the "Cretaceous Period." It is best to use the numbers from the book for this worksheet.)*
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