WorksheetsHow do birds make nests? (ESL)
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 24mins
During nesting season birds gather
supplies for school
makes dinner for chicks
twigs and bits of grass
Birds uses twigs and bits of grass to make
a intricate sculpture
a comfortable couch
nests
Nesting season is
in the fall
in the early spring
in the winter
Breed means to
take care of the offspring
raise different types of dogs
mate and then produce offspring
A nest provides a_____ place for birds to lay eggs.
safe
dangerous
unhappy
Birds nests can be found
underwater
in outer space
in the ground, high in trees, holes in trunks or stumps.
Eagles nests are ____ and ____.
big; messy
small; organized
don't make nests
are not birds
Nests come in
the same size and shape
many shapes and sizes
different fruit flavors
frozen at the market
A hummingbird's nest is ____ and ____.
small; disorganized
huge; messy
tiny; neat
Nests are an important part of a bird's
life cycle
life style
life choices
Birds used their ____ to build their nests
beaks
tails
heads
fingers
Birds
first, pick up nesting material. Then carry it to their spot. They add one piece to the nest at a time
use metal rods. Then they cut wood to make a fancy house.
use nails to hammer in the wood boards. They use roofing material to make a roof.
Write a sentence that describes why birds build nests.
Do you think eggs would be safer in a cupped nest or in a hole in a tree? Why?
What does MATERIALS means in this book? "Birds use many materials to make their nests. These include grass, twigs, and leaves.
objects used to build something
parts of a bird's body
pieces that have been taken apart
What does FRAGILE mean in this book? "Eggs are fragile, or they can break easily."
heavy and hard to move
common or easy to find
not very strong
True or False. Male birds do most of the work to build a nest.
True
False
Rounds nests are known as a
vase nest
a cupped nest
square nest
triangular nest
"American robins build cupped nests from and grass. Hummingbirds build cupped nests, too. They may cover nests with moss or lichen." In the paragraph LICHEN most likely means
sticks and twigs
To like someone
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
True or False. Birds use spiderwebs to hold the nest together. Some make nests in bushes or trees. Birds build their nests where branches join together.
True
False
"A mother bird lays eggs in her nest. Then she sits on them for several days. This time is known as the incubation period. The bird might sit through, rain, wind, or snow. So, the nest must be strong." What does INCUBATION mean?
to sit on an egg or eggs so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
to prepare an egg for breakfast
to keep an cold so no germs get to it
to cover an with seasoning and make devil eggs
Draw how a bird makes a nest.
