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Investigating Birds

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a group of birds?

a)

herd

b)

pride

c)

flock

d)

pack

2.

What are baby birds called?

a)

kittens

b)

puppies

c)

calves

d)

chicks

3.

How often do birds shed their feathers?

a)

twice a year

b)

once a year

c)

three times a year

d)

never

4.

Birds flying to warmer places for the winter is called?

a)

moving

b)

nesting

c)

migrating

d)

vacationing

5.

Why do birds migrate in the winter?

a)

To find food to eat

b)

To visit their families

c)

To go swimming

d)

Their parents told them to

6.

Birds' curved, sharp toenails are called?

a)

feet

b)

nails

c)

talons

d)

paws

7.

What is the skin between a bird's toes called?

a)

rubber

b)

web

c)

wood

d)

silk

8.

What are the three sounds birds make?

a)

howl

b)

call

c)

drumming

d)

song

9.

Name 2 reasons why bird's build nests?

a)

to lay eggs

b)

to hibernate

c)

to raise their young

d)

to play

10.

A group of eggs is called?

a)

pack

b)

flock

c)

litter

d)

clutch

11.

What is another name for a beak?

a)

throat

b)

bill

c)

talon

d)

wing

12.

Name two birds that cannot fly.

a)

penguin

b)

robin

c)

ostrich

d)

yellow warbler

13.

Name two birds that cannot walk or hop on land.

a)

mallard duck

b)

house finch

c)

loon

d)

hummingbird

14.

What is the name of a single sound, such as a peep or a squawk?

a)

drumming

b)

call

c)

melody

d)

song

15.

What are swimming birds are called?

a)

chickens

b)

songbirds

c)

waterfowl

d)

birds of prey

16.

Name 3 things that birds' nests are made of.

a)

leaves

b)

twigs

c)

fruit

d)

grass

17.

How many eggs do birds usually lay?

a)

1 to 3

b)

4 to 6

c)

7 to 10

d)

2 to 8

18.

Name 3 types of chicks that can take care of themselves shortly after hatching?

a)

chicks of songbirds

b)

chicks of geese

c)

chicks of chickens

d)

chicks of ducks

19.

What can a bird with a short, thick bill do?

a)

catch fish

b)

eat small animals

c)

crush hard seeds

d)

pick insects up from the ground

20.

What can birds with long, thin bills do?

a)

crush hard seeds

b)

drink flower nectar

c)

catch fish

d)

eat small animals

21.

Owls are..

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

insectivores

22.

The animal an owl eats is called?

a)

dinner

b)

predator

c)

brunch

d)

prey

23.

Animals that sleep during the day and hunt for food at night are?

a)

active

b)

nocturnal

c)

sleepy

d)

brilliant

24.

What is a ball of bones, teeth, feathers, and fur coughed up by an owl called?

a)

nest

b)

web

c)

owl pellet

d)

clutch

25.

Why are owls helpful to farmers?

a)

They help harvest the crops.

b)

They help clean up the farm

c)

They herd the sheep.

d)

They eat rodents and other mammals that damage crops.