Read each of the following paragraphs. Write the topic of each paragraph. Then write the main idea of the paragraph. Cross out any sentences that do not
keep to the main idea.
A. Dinosaurs were some of the most terrifying creatures ever to have lived. In
fact, the word dinosaur means "terrible lizard. Some dinosaurs weighed thou-
sands of pounds. I have two books about dinosaurs at home. A few dinosaurs
stood twenty feet tall, which is more than three times the height of most hu-
mans. Although most dinosaurs were gentle plant-eaters, many had huge jaws
and sharp teeth. Dinosaurs appeared in a movie that I saw yesterday. They had
claws, bony spikes on their heads and tails, or long horns that they used to de-
fend themselves.
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