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Penguins

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many eggs does a penguin lay at a time?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
54
d)
1
2.
Penguins can fly.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Penguins can slide down hills on their bellies.... this is called?
a)
cool
b)
porposing
c)
tobbaganing
d)
slip and slide
4.
An enemy of the penguin is...
a)
sea lions
b)
 krill
c)
tigers
d)
fish
5.
What do penguins NOT eat?
a)
Fish
b)
Bugs
c)
Krill
d)
Squid
6.
How do penguins feed their babies?
a)
With a spoon
b)
Regurgitate in their mouth
c)
Hunt for food themselves
d)
They don't eat
7.
What is a baby penguin called?
a)
Puppy
b)
Chick
c)
Calf
d)
Cub
8.
What colors are most penguins? 
a)
black and white
b)
red and yellow
c)
yellow and black 
d)
purple and blue
9.
Penguins ________ when they walk. 
a)
run
b)
waddle
c)
swim
d)
jump
10.
Penguins mostly eat _____________. 
a)
bugs
b)
plants
c)
fish
d)
eggs
11.
Most penguins live on this continent __________. 
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Africa
12.
What do penguins LOVE to do?
a)
fly
b)
swim
c)
talk
13.
A penguin chick is covered in feathers called...
a)
fur
b)
down
c)
cotton
d)
scales
14.
Where do Emperor penguins keep their eggs?
a)
In a nest
b)
On the ice
c)
In the brood pouch
15.
Penguins have flippers.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Penguins don't fly, they _______. 
a)
swim
b)
run
c)
jump
17.
What is it called when penguins group together for warmth?
a)
Snuggling
b)
Grouping
c)
Huddle
d)
Nesting
18.
What sound do penguins make to find each other?
a)
Cough
b)
Whistle
c)
Screech
d)
Flap their flippers
19.
Where do all Penguins in the wild live?
a)
The North Pole
b)
Middletown, Ohio
c)
In the Southern Hemisphere
d)
In the United States and Canada
20.
How many layers of feathers does a Penguin have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Which animal is an enemy to a Penguin Egg?
a)
Sea Turtle
b)
Seagulls
c)
Polar Bears
d)
Humpback Whales
22.
Penguins spend most of their lives in the ________________.
a)
ocean
b)
sea
c)
water
d)
all of the above
23.
Why are penguins feathers black and white?
a)
to help them swim better
b)
they are going on a date and need to look good
c)
to camouflage them on the snow and in the water 
d)
to help them toboggan on the ice.
24.
flipper, beak, feet, feathers and eye are all parts of a penguin's ________________.
a)
body
b)
view
c)
type
d)
travel
25.
Are you like a penguin?
a)
Yes, because I am in the bird family too.
b)
No, because I don't need water to survive. 
c)
Yes, because we both use cell phone to communicate.
d)
No, I am a mammal not a bird. 
26.
The largest penguin is the _____________. 
a)
Emperor
b)
Little
c)
Macaroni
27.
All penguins live on ice.
a)
Yes
b)
No
28.

When a penguin leaps out of the water like a dolphin it is called____________

a)

flying

b)

swimming

c)

tobogganing

d)

porpoising