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Animals Needs

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an animal?

a)

It is a living thing that can make its own food

b)

It is a cat that need water

c)

It is a living thing that cannot make its own food

d)

It is a living thing

2.

What are animal needs?

a)

water and food

b)

sunlight

c)

air

d)

shelter

e)

space to grow

3.

Where does an animal get its energy from?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

sunlight

d)

air

4.

What is shelter

a)

It is a house

b)

it is a place that protects plants

c)

it is a place that protects animals

d)

it is a place where animals have food

5.

Do animals need rock to survive?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Birds use _______ to scoop up water.

a)

legs

b)

beaks

c)

trunks

d)

wings

7.

Elephants use _______ to help them eat and drink.

a)

beaks

b)

trunks

c)

legs

d)

sharp teeth

8.

A Lion uses its rough ________ to scrape meat from bones.

a)

legs

b)

tongue

c)

nose

d)

ears

9.

Some animals have flat back teeth for _________.

a)

biting

b)

drinking water

c)

singing

d)

chewing

10.

Many animals use _______ to take in oxygen from the air.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

teeth

d)

feet

11.

Fish use (a)   to take in oxygen from water.

12.

Which of these animals use their skin to breathe?

a)

cows

b)

fish

c)

birds

d)

worms

13.

Animals need a safe place, or _______.

a)

house

b)

palace

c)

shelter

d)

school

14.

Birds build _______ in trees to stay safe.

a)

dens

b)

barns

c)

rooms

d)

nests

15.

A porcupine has sharp _______ to keep away other animals.

a)

teeth

b)

quills

c)

legs

d)

claws

16.

_________ can protect animals from the cold.

a)

Legs

b)

Teeth

c)

Fur

d)

Eyes

17.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Animals can move, so they make their own food.

b)

Plants cannot move, so they do not need food.

c)

Animals might respond to danger either by fighting or running away.

d)

Animals do not eat plants.

18.

Animals like snakes can move because of their...

a)

underside muscles

b)

big paws

c)

big feathery wings

d)

strong legs

19.

In order to breathe to get oxygen, animals like horses, oxen, and dolphins need to have...

a)

gills

b)

lungs

c)

long trunks

d)

big mouths

20.

Which of the following animals do not need either lungs or gills to breathe?

a)

sharks

b)

squirrels

c)

worms

d)

wasps

21.

Some animals find or build shelters in order to stay safe from outside danger. What do animals like groundhogs do?

a)

They build nests

b)

They hide in a cave

c)

They retreat into their own shells

d)

They dig holes in the soil

22.

Some animals find or build shelters in order to stay safe from outside danger. What do animals like groundhogs do?

a)

They build nests

b)

They hide in a cave

c)

They retreat into their own shells

d)

They dig holes in the soil