Dinosaurs ESL Worksheet — Advanced Level F Reading PDF

From fossilized bones to living birds — this advanced ESL reading worksheet takes students deep into the world of prehistoric giants. Learners will explore how dinosaurs dominated the Earth for 165 million years, how fossils form and what they reveal, the crucial difference between predators and herbivores, and the stunning discovery that birds are living dinosaurs. Packed with academic vocabulary and critical-thinking discussion prompts for intermediate to upper-intermediate readers.

🦖 What’s Inside

• Reading passage: ~356 words at Grade 6+ reading level on dinosaur diversity, fossils, and mass extinction
• Vocabulary practice: 10 MOE Level 2–3 academic words with precise definitions
• True/False: 9 analytical comprehension items
• Fill in the blanks: 5 sentences using core vocabulary
• Comprehension questions: 5 prompts requiring synthesis and explanation
• Discussion questions: 3 critical-thinking prompts on evolution, ethics, and extinction
• 完整答案 with full model answers

🎯 Vocabulary Targets (MOE Level 2–3)

ancient · bone · climate · discover · survive · creature · scientist · fossil · extinct · predator

📚 Perfect For

• Intermediate to upper-intermediate ESL / EFL students
• GEPT and high school English exam preparation
• Science, biology, and natural history cross-curricular units
• Discussion-driven reading classes
• Independent self-study or homework

💬 Discussion Prompts Include

• Should birds officially be classified as dinosaurs? What does the evidence say?
• If DNA technology could bring back a dinosaur — should we do it?
• How does sudden extinction by asteroid change the way we think about endangered species today?

📥 Download the PDF Worksheet

Printable A4 · 4 pages · Free to use in your classroom