WorksheetsPrickly Critters
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which two animals would be considered prickly?
Cat and dog
Hedgehog and porcupine
Fish and lizard
Slug and snail
Porcupines and hedgehogs are both active during the night, which means they are _____________.
diurnal
sleepy
nocturnal
coffee drinkers
Porcupines and hedgehogs both make a similar sound. We might call this sound a ________
grunt
bark
meow
tweet
Both hedgehogs and porcupines like forests so they often climb trees. Many don't realize that they also can __________!
fly
bounce
do the floss
swim
Porcupine babies are called ___________.
porkies
pinecones
porcupettes
little pin cushions
Hedgehog babies are called _________.
mini shrub pigs
hoglets
pokey balls
chicks
Hedgehogs and porcupines use their spines and quills to __________ themselves from badgers and fishers.
protect
introduce
scare
Has spikes (spines or quills) all over its back but not on its belly.
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Both
Eats earthworms, insects, frogs, snakes, and mice.
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Both
Eats trees, bark, and plants.
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Both
Rolls into a ball to protect itself.
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Both
Swings its tail and makes a bad smell to protect itself.
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Both
