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Penguins

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
There are only 2 kinds of penguins.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What do penguins eat?
a)
krill
b)
Ice
c)
Ice cream
d)
Cookies
3.
What helps penguins swim?
a)
their beaks
b)
webbed feet
c)
wings
d)
feathers
4.
Penguins can fly.
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
Penguins hatch from eggs.
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
A rookery is a __________________.
a)
toy
b)
home
7.
What is it called when penguins slide on their bellies?
a)
Tobogganing
b)
Skating
c)
Skiing
8.
Penguins are faster in the water.
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Which is the largest penguin?
a)
King
b)
Rock Hopper
c)
Emperor
10.
What is a baby penguin called?
a)
Puppy
b)
Chick
c)
Calf
d)
Cub
11.
How many eggs does a penguin lay at a time?
a)
5
b)
3
c)
54
d)
1
12.
Penguins can fly.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Penguins can slide down hills on their bellies.... this is called?
a)
cool
b)
porposing
c)
tobbaganing
d)
slip and slide
14.
Adult penguins gather in a....
a)
creche
b)
group
c)
heap
d)
rookery
15.
An enemy of the penguin is...
a)
sea lions
b)
 krill
c)
tigers
d)
fish
16.
What do penguins NOT eat?
a)
Fish
b)
Bugs
c)
Krill
d)
Squid
17.
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
18.
What is a baby penguin called?
a)
Puppy
b)
Chick
c)
Calf
d)
Cub
19.
What colors are most penguins? 
a)
black and white
b)
red and yellow
c)
yellow and black 
d)
purple and blue
20.
Penguins ________ when they walk. 
a)
run
b)
waddle
c)
swim
d)
jump
21.
Penguins mostly eat _____________. 
a)
bugs
b)
plants
c)
fish
d)
eggs
22.
Most penguins live on this continent __________. 
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica 
d)
Africa
23.
What animal does NOT eat penguins?
a)
Whales
b)
Sharks
c)
Leopard Seals
d)
Tigers
24.
What do penguins LOVE to do?
a)
fly
b)
swim
c)
talk
25.
A penguin chick is covered in feathers called...
a)
fur
b)
down
c)
cotton
d)
scales
26.
Where do Emperor penguins keep their eggs?
a)
In a nest
b)
On the ice
c)
In the brood pouch
27.
Penguins have flippers.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Penguins don't fly, they _______. 
a)
swim
b)
run
c)
jump
29.
What is it called when penguins group together for warmth?
a)
Snuggling
b)
Grouping
c)
Huddle
d)
Nesting
30.
What sound do penguins make to find each other?
a)
Cough
b)
Whistle
c)
Screech
d)
Flap their flippers
31.

Penguins can fly.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Large penguin populations CANNOT be found in countries such as:

a)

New Zealand, Australia

b)

Chile, Argentina

c)

Scotland, Iceland

d)

South Africa

33.

No penguins live at the North Pole.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

How long can Emperor Penguins stay underwater for?

a)

about 2 minutes

b)

about 12 minutes

c)

about 15 minutes

d)

about 20 minutes

35.

How do Emperor Penguins keep warm in the cold temperatures of Antarctica?

a)

They flap their flippers

b)

They huddle together

c)

They hibernate

d)

They run around a lot

36.

Penguin’s black and white plumage...

a)

serves as camouflage while swimming

b)

attracts the female

c)

protects them from ultraviolet light

37.

Penguin’s black and white plumage...

a)

serves as camouflage while swimming

b)

attracts the female

c)

protects them from ultraviolet light

38.

Find a non-existent type of penguin:

a)

Emperor penguin

b)

Asian penguin

c)

crested penguin

d)

King penguin

39.

How many eggs do penguins lay?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

How tall does the King Penguin grow?

a)

up to 70 cm

b)

up to 90 cm

c)

up to 100 cm

d)

up to 120 cm

41.

What os the penguins' main predator?

a)

The Leopard seal

b)

whales

c)

man

d)

polar bear

42.

Do penguins live in the North Pole or the South Pole?

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

43.

How long can penguins stay under water?

a)

Up to 15 mins

b)

Up to 30 mins

c)

Up to 1 hour

d)

Up to 1.5 hour

44.

How deep can penguins dive?

a)

Up to 530m

b)

Up to 330m

c)

Up to 130m

d)

Up to 30m

45.

What heppens to penguin feathers every year?

a)

They grow longer

b)

They moult

c)

They turn white

d)

They become more shiny

46.

Which penguin has eyebrows?

a)

King Penguin

b)

The Rockhopper penguin

c)

Chinstrap Penguin

d)

Adelie Penguin

47.

Are Emperors the largest?

a)

Tolet

b)

Yes

c)

No

d)

Desk

48.

How high are Emperors penguins?

a)

0 feet

b)

1feet

c)

Four feet

d)

2 inches

49.

Royal penguins have yellow,orange and_______crest.

a)

Tolet

b)

Te

c)

Black

d)

Tolet water

50.

Where do penguins live?

a)

Tolet

b)

Tp

c)

Volcano

d)

Antarctica

51.

King penguins are second in size to_________.

a)

Emperors

b)

Babis

c)

Tolet

d)

Water

52.

Do penguins have big heads

a)

Penguins have small heads

b)

No

c)

5

d)

Big heads

53.

How long can penguins stay under water?

a)

1to1min.

b)

2 to 3min

c)

10 to 15min.

d)

0 to 0min.

54.

Are penguins good swimmers?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Never

55.

Are penguins birds?

a)

No

b)

Never

c)

Maybe

d)

Yes

56.

Do chicks beg for food?

a)

Tolet

b)

No

c)

Yes

d)

Maybe

57.

Where do penguins live?

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

58.

What do penguins eat?

a)

Pizza

b)

Fish

c)

Pasta

d)

Chicken

59.

How long do penguins live?

a)

1-5 years

b)

10-15 years

c)

15-20 years

d)

25-30 years

60.

How many types of penguins are there?

a)

2

b)

150

c)

17

d)

42

61.

Penguins can fly. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Penguins move around by sliding on their stomachs. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Penguins mostly live in rocky areas. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Emperor Penguins are the tallest of the species. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What is the fastest type of penguin?

a)

Cat

b)

Dog

c)

Emperor

d)

Gentoo

66.

What color are penguins?

a)

Pink and Blue

b)

Purple and Gold

c)

Black and White

d)

Green and Blue

67.

Can penguins fly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

68.

Are penguins warm blooded or cold blooded.

a)

Warm blooded

b)

Cold blooded

69.

Do penguins have feathers?

a)

Yes

b)

No

70.

Do penguins lay eggs?

a)

Yes

b)

No

71.
Most penguins live on this continent __________. 
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica 
72.
The largest penguin is the _____________. 
a)
Emperor
b)
Little
c)
Macaroni
73.
What colors are penguins? 
a)
Black and white
b)
red and yellow
c)
yellow and black 
74.
Penguins ________ when they walk. 
a)
run
b)
waddle
c)
swim
75.
What do penguins eat?
a)
Fish
b)
Pizza
c)
Pasta
d)
Steak
76.
Where do penguins live?
a)
Clovis
b)
Japan
c)
Southern hemisphere
d)
Turkey
77.
What do penguins eat?
a)
Fish
b)
soshy
c)
pizza
d)
donuts
78.
What are penguins disguise?
a)
their black and white fur
b)
their webbed feet
c)
their beek
d)
their fast swimming
79.
What do penguins eat?
a)
pizza
b)
panda express
c)
fish
d)
spegetti
80.
Which one is spelled correctly?
a)
panguins
b)
pgins
c)
penguins
d)
pangins
81.
What do penguins eat?
a)
fish
b)
pizza
c)
ice cream
d)
seaweed
82.
Where do penguins not live?
a)
Southern
b)
Antarctica
c)
Africa
d)
Hawaii
83.
What do they eat ?
a)
Fish
b)
Cookies
c)
Pizza
d)
Chips
84.
Where do penguins not live?
a)
A hotel
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
South America
85.

How are penguins different from other birds?

a)

They eat food.

b)

They can't fly.

c)

They live in South America

86.

What do penguins eat?

a)

worms

b)

bugs

c)

fish, shrimp, and krill

87.

What is a group of penguins called?

a)

a gaggle

b)

a colony

c)

a flock

88.

What is a predator?

a)

An animal that will eat another animal.

b)

A car

c)

An animal that drinks salt water.

89.

Why can penguins drink salt water?

a)

They have flippers.

b)

They waddle.

c)

They have a special gland that pushes the salt out of their beaks.

90.
Where do penguins live?
a)
Antartica/South Pole
b)
Antartica/North Pole
c)
Arctic/North Pole
d)
Arctic/South Pole
91.
What does migrate mean?
a)
to get warm
b)
move to another place
c)
move away from home
d)
sleep all winter long
92.
Which is an adaptation that polar bears use to survive the cold Arctic. 
a)
They are big animals. 
b)
They love the cold snow.
c)
They have sharp claws and paws to walk on ice and find food. 
d)
Polar hibernate during the long cold winter. 
93.
Which adaptations do penguins have to survive in Antarctic?
a)
Penguins have waterproof feathers. 
b)
Penguins eat a lot of fish. 
c)
Penguins are short birds. 
d)
Penguins are cute and cuddly. 
94.
Snake and bats sleep during the winter they are
a)
hibernating
b)
migrating
c)
blubber
d)
adapting 
95.
What does camouflage mean?
a)
To be invisible. 
b)
You wear green like army men. 
c)
Animals are very colorful. 
d)
To blend in to your environment . 
96.
Which group of animals live in the arctic?
a)
penguins and geese
b)
polar bears, hares and arctic fox
c)
dogs and cats
d)
polar bears, monkeys and skunks
97.
Weather in the arctic is
a)
windy and rainy
b)
hot, thunderstorms, and tornadoes
c)
windy, cold, and snowy
d)
warm, snowy, and cold
98.
What is blubber?
a)
the bones in an animals body.
b)
a think layer of fat to keep an animal warm.
c)
glue that was used in a science experiment.
d)
blubber rhymes with rubber!
99.
True or False.  Penguins are birds that cannot fly. 
a)
True
b)
False
100.
Where do these animals live?
a)
Artica
b)
Antartica
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
101.
What animal is this?
a)
A koala bear
b)
A grizzly bear
c)
A polar bear
102.
What do polar bears eat?
a)
plants and berries
b)
meat
c)
fish
d)
all of the above
103.
Penguins are faster in the water.
a)
Yes
b)
No
104.
Which is the largest penguin?
a)
King
b)
Rock Hopper
c)
Emperor
105.
What is a baby penguin called?
a)
Puppy
b)
Chick
c)
Calf
d)
Cub
106.
In what season would you see this tree?
a)
December
b)
spring
c)
fall
d)
winter
107.
Why would a bat or frog hibernate?
a)
they are tired and need to sleep
b)
it's winter and hard to find food
c)
they are hiding from other animals
d)
they are playing hide and seek
108.
Polar bears are a different color fur in the spring and summer but they_________ in the winter to stay in their environment. 
a)
hibernate
b)
migrate
c)
adapt
d)
winter

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