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Animal facts Explore a curated set of animal facts through questions about features, habitats and animal groups. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
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Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 4-6
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
2. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Which largest living anima… · Animal facts
3. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Which social insects live … · Animal facts
4. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
5. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
6. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
7. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
8. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
9. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
10. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
12. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 63 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
2. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Blue whale The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth.
3. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Ants Ants are eusocial insects that live in organised colonies.
4. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
5. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
6. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Bat Bats have winged forelimbs that power true flight; flying squirrels only glide.
7. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
Omnivores Omnivores have a mixed diet of both plant and animal matter.
8. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
9. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Chameleon Chameleons shift skin pigments and nanocrystals to change colour.
10. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 All adult insects have three pairs of legs (6 legs in total).
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
12. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
Moist smooth skin Amphibians have permeable moist skin that aids gas exchange.
12 questions · Seed 63 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Practice pack · Ages 4-6
Animal facts Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Which animal hibernates th… · Animal facts
2. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Which largest living anima… · Animal facts
3. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Which social insects live … · Animal facts
4. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Which animal spins a web a… · Animal facts
5. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Which animal starts life a… · Animal facts
6. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Which mammal is capable of… · Animal facts
7. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
What do we call animals th… · Animal facts
8. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Which bird cannot fly but … · Animal facts
9. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Which reptile can change i… · Animal facts
10. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 · 8 · Animal facts
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Which animal carries its y… · Animal facts
12. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
What do amphibians such as… · Animal facts
12 questions · Seed 63 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet Studio Answer key · Ages 4-6
Animal facts Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which animal hibernates through cold winters: a hedgehog or a flamingo?
Hedgehog Hedgehogs lower their body temperature and hibernate during winter.
2. Which largest living animal on Earth is a filter-feeding marine mammal: the blue whale or the great white shark?
Blue whale The blue whale is the largest animal known to have lived on Earth.
3. Which social insects live in colonies with a queen and build underground mounds or nests: ants or grasshoppers?
Ants Ants are eusocial insects that live in organised colonies.
4. Which animal spins a web: a spider or a rabbit?
Spider Many spiders spin webs using silk.
5. Which animal starts life as a tadpole: a frog or a butterfly?
Frog A tadpole develops into an adult frog through metamorphosis.
6. Which mammal is capable of true sustained flight: a bat or a flying squirrel?
Bat Bats have winged forelimbs that power true flight; flying squirrels only glide.
7. What do we call animals that eat both plants and other animals: omnivores or herbivores?
Omnivores Omnivores have a mixed diet of both plant and animal matter.
8. Which bird cannot fly but is an expert swimmer: a penguin or an eagle?
Penguin Penguins use their flipper-like wings to swim underwater.
9. Which reptile can change its skin colour for camouflage and signalling: a chameleon or a tortoise?
Chameleon Chameleons shift skin pigments and nanocrystals to change colour.
10. How many legs does an adult insect (such as an ant or bee) have: 6 or 8?
6 All adult insects have three pairs of legs (6 legs in total).
11. Which animal carries its young in a pouch: a kangaroo or a zebra?
Kangaroo Kangaroos are marsupials that raise their joeys in a pouch.
12. What do amphibians such as frogs have covering their bodies: moist smooth skin, or dry feathers?
Moist smooth skin Amphibians have permeable moist skin that aids gas exchange.
12 questions · Seed 63 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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