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Animal record-holders

Science · Animals of the World · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which record word compares height?

    • Fastest
    • Heaviest
    • Tallest

  2. What does 'fastest in a group' describe?

    • Living with many animals in one large group
    • Having a safe place to sleep every night
    • Having the highest speed in that group

  3. A giraffe is taller than every house.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which living animal has the greatest body weight?

    • Blue whale
    • African elephant
    • Whale shark

  5. Order these animals from greatest body weight to least.

    • Blue whale, giraffe, bee hummingbird
    • Bee hummingbird, giraffe, blue whale
    • Giraffe, blue whale, bee hummingbird

  6. The blue whale is the heaviest living animal. What does this record compare?

    • The length of every living animal's legs
    • How much the animals' bodies weigh
    • How fast every living animal can run

  7. Which is a rough length comparison for a very large adult blue whale?

    • Three small shoes
    • Three full-size buses
    • Three long freight trains

  8. Each block stands for one toy bus beside a model whale. How many toy buses are shown?

    Answer: ______________

  9. Each of two model whales spans 3 toy buses. Put the models end to end. How many toy buses span both?

    • 3 toy buses in a row
    • 6 toy buses in a row
    • 9 toy buses in a row

  10. Ben says a cheetah can never be caught because it is fastest on land. Does the record prove that?

    • Yes, fastest means it always escapes
    • Yes, it never needs to slow down
    • No, it can tire or slow down
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Answer key

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  1. Tallest · Tallest compares height. Fastest compares speed, and heaviest compares body weight.
  2. Having the highest speed in that group · Fastest compares speed within a group.
  3. False · Some tall houses with several floors are taller than a giraffe.
  4. Blue whale · The blue whale is the heaviest living animal.
  5. Blue whale, giraffe, bee hummingbird · Among these three, the blue whale weighs most and the bee hummingbird weighs least.
  6. How much the animals' bodies weigh · Heaviest compares body weight.
  7. Three full-size buses · A very large adult can be about as long as three full-size buses end to end.
  8. 3 · There are 3 blocks, with one toy bus for each block.
  9. 6 toy buses in a row · Each model spans 3 buses. Together they span 3 + 3 = 6 buses.
  10. No, it can tire or slow down · The record describes top speed, not the outcome of every chase.
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