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Porcupines

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many quills do porcupines have?

a)

over 500

b)

over 30,000

c)

over 1 Million

d)

over 200

2.

Porcupines can grow new quills?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What do porcupines use their quills for?

a)

Hunting

b)

Protection

c)

Distraction

d)

To make noise

4.

Which word means, "varying degrees of color?"

a)

rather

b)

shade

c)

brown

d)

quills

5.

What is the definition of insert?

a)

Belonging to one by birth.

b)

A preference for one thing over another.

c)

A short, deep sound.

d)

To put one thing into another.

6.

Select all of the rodents.

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Anything that belongs to a set is....

a)

a mammal

b)

a rodent

c)

an animal

d)

a member

8.

Animals that eat only plants are called...

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

rabbits

9.

A pig is another animal that makes a grunting sound.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is your native country?

a)

Brazil

b)

UK

c)

USA

d)

England

11.

Which would you rather have?

a)

snake

b)

rat

12.

Which sentence uses the word "strike" correctly?

a)

The pitcher threw a strike right across home plate.

b)

The workers went on strike because they thought they should be paid more.

c)

One more strike and you will be missing the field trip tomorrow.

d)

The cobra will strike at its prey when it is hungry.

13.

Thorn-like hairs are called....

a)

quills

b)

spikes

c)

needles

d)

spines

14.

Which of the following animals are nocturnal?

a)

raccoon

b)

owl

c)

bat

d)

opossum

15.

Porcupines can live in forests, deserts and ________.

a)

mountains

b)

rocky areas

c)

rocky mountains

d)

hilly areas

16.

porcupines like to eat....

a)

plants, trees, fruits, vegetables and seeds

b)

plants, grasses, roots, bark, fruits, vegetables and seeds

c)

anything they can find

d)

plants, grasses, trees, bark, fruits, vegetables and seeds

17.

Porcupines are not very good swimmers.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Porcupines are sometimes _______ during _______.

a)

awake, the day

b)

sleepy, the day

c)

active, the day

d)

active, the night