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Manatee Appreciation Day

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is Manatee Appreciation Day celebrated?

a)

March 25th every year

b)

It's just a day my teacher made up.

c)

The last Wednesday in March.

2.

How do manatees move through the water?

a)

paddling their tails

b)

moving their fin

c)

breathing in air

d)

paddling their arms

3.

Manatees only eat ___________.

a)

krill

b)

plants

c)

plankton

d)

algae

4.

"Manatees are graceful swimmers."

What is an antonym for the underlined word?

a)

pretty

b)

gifted

c)

great

d)

clumsy

5.

How long does a baby manatee stay with its mother?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

6 months

6.

Just like other ____________, newborn manatee calves drink their mother's milk.

a)

fish

b)

animals

c)

mammals

d)

sea life

7.

What are manatees also known as?

a)

sea elephants

b)

ocean pigs

c)

seahorses

d)

sea cows

8.

When people reported seeing mermaids a long time ago, sometimes they were actually seeing manatees.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Manatees are related to what animal? (Yes, this picture is Photoshopped.)

a)

elephants

b)

giraffes

c)

lions

d)

tigers

e)

bears

10.

How much do manatees usually weigh?

a)

100-450 lbs.

b)

900-1,970 lbs.

c)

440-1,300 lbs.

d)

1,400-2,000 lbs.

11.

What words and phrases could you use to describe the personality of manatees?

a)

not aggressive

b)

shy

c)

grazers

d)

graceful

e)

mean