READING & WRITING. 2004. MotherGooseCaoose.com THE VERY BIG and very little DINOSAUR. Page 1. Directions.

Print out. Read the story. THE VERY BIG and very little DINOSAURS A VERY BIG DINOSAUR LIVED IN A VERY BIG LAKE IN A VERY BIG FOREST. Nearby, a very little dinosaur lived in a very little lake in a very little forest. They were friends. They did everything together. WHEN THE VERY BIG DINOSAUR PLAYED BALL, HE THREW IT VERY FAR. When the very little dinosaur played ball, he threw it not so very far. WHEN THE VERY BIG DINOSAUR WENT SWIMMING, HE MADE VERY BIG WAVES. When the very little dinosaur went swimming, he made very little waves. AND, WHEN THE VERY BIG DINOSAUR ATE DINNER, HE ATE VERY BIG PORTIONS. And, when the very little dinosaur ate dinner, he ate very little portions. One day, when both dinosaurs were out walking, they heard a terrible commotion. A VERY BIG GROWL AND A VERY BIG HOWL RESOUNDED FROM DEEP IN THE VERY BIG FOREST. GRRRR, THUMP, THUMP, THUMP! HELP! HELP! CALLED THE CREATURES FROM THE VERY BIG FOREST. And, a very little growl and a very little howl resounded from deep in the very little forest. Grrrr, Thump, thump, thump! Help! Help! called the creatures from the very little forest.

READING & WRITING. 2004. MotherGooseCaoose.com THE VERY BIG and very little DINOSAUR contd. Page 2. Directions. Print out. Continue reading the story. THE VERY BIG DINOSAUR GRABBED HIS VERY BIG CLUB AND HE RAN INTO THE VERY BIG FOREST TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE PEEKED THROUGH THE BRANCHES. And, the very little dinosaur grabbed his very little club and he ran into the very little forest to see what was going on. He peeked through the branches. THE BRANCHES SHOOK AND THE VERY BIG DINOSAUR SAW A VERY BIG FOOT! The branches shook and the very little dinosaur saw a very little foot. THE VERY BIG DINOSAUR PULLED BACK THE BRANCHES AND STANDING BEFORE HIM WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VERY BIG LADY DINOSAUR HE HAS EVER SEEN. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT! And, the very little dinosaur pulled back the branches and standing before him was the most beautiful very little lady dinosaur he had ever seen. It was love at first sight! THE VERY BIG DINOSAURS DECIDED TO GET MARRIED. And, the very little dinosaurs decided to get married. They all had a VERY VERY VERY VERY BIG CELEBRATION!!! THEN, THE VERY BIG DINOSAURS WENT BACK TO THEIR HOME IN THE VERY BIG LAKE IN THE VERY BIG FOREST. And, the very little dinosaurs went back to their home in the very little lake in the very little forest. After a while, there were VERY BIG DINOSAUR BABIES and very little dinosaur babies. They were all friends and they did everything together. END.

READING & WRITING. 2004. MotherGooseCaoose.com THE VERY BIG and very little DINOSAUR contd. Page 3. Questions. Directions. Print out. Answer the questions using the Blank Answer Sheet on page 4. Make sure you number your answers. Check your answers with the answers on page 5. Questions: 1. Where did the dinosaurs live? 2. What were some of the things the dinosaur friends did together? 3. What happened one day when they were out walking? 4. What did they each grab for? 5. What happened when they peeked through the branches? 6. What happened when they pulled back the branches? 7. What happened when they saw the lady dinosaurs? 8. What did the dinosaurs decide to do 9. What kind of a celebration did they have? 10. Where did the dinosaurs go after they were married? 11. What happened after a while? 12. Did all the babies get along?

READING & WRITING. 2004. MotherGooseCaoose.com THE VERY BIG and very little DINOSAUR contd. Page 4. Blank Answer Sheet. Directions. Print out as many pages as you need. Answer the questions using this Blank Answer Sheet. Make sure you number your answers. NAME __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

READING & WRITING. 2004. MotherGooseCaoose.com THE VERY BIG and very little DINOSAUR contd. Page 5. Answers. Directions. Print out. Check your answers with the answers below. Answers: 1. The very big dinosaur lived in a very big lake in a very big forest and the very little dinosaur lived in a very little lake in a very little forest. 2. They played ball, they went swimming, and they ate dinner together. 3. They heard a terrible commotion (disturbance) coming from each of their forests. 4. Their clubs. 5. The branches shook and they each saw a foot. 6. They each saw a beautiful lady dinosaur. 7. It was love at first sight. 8. Get married. 9. A very very very very big celebration. 10. Back to the lakes in their forests. 11. There were very big and very little dinosaur babies. 12. Yes, they were all friends and they did everything together.