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Where animals live

Science · Animals of the World · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. Animal shelters have different forms, such as nests, burrows, hives and shells.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What does a web-building spider spin to catch food?

    • A hive for honeybees
    • A shell for a hermit crab
    • A web
  3. Which animal in this lesson moves into an empty shell?

    • A hermit crab
    • A nest-building bird
    • A hive-sharing honeybee
  4. Where do the honeybees in this lesson live together?

    • An empty snail shell
    • A spider's catching web
    • A hive
  5. Which statement about bird nests matches the lesson?

    • Birds can use different materials
    • Every bird uses only twigs and grass
    • Every bird builds its nest high in a tree
  6. Sam lists nest, burrow, hive and shell. How many different kinds of shelter does he list?

    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
  7. Which word names a small shelter rather than a wider place where animals live?

    • Nest
    • Rainforest
    • Open ocean
  8. The empty shell a hermit crab carries grows larger as the crab grows.

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Only large animals need protection.

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. How can a burrow help a rabbit hide?

    • It lifts the rabbit high into a tree
    • It puts the rabbit inside a hard shell
    • It gives the rabbit space underground
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  1. True · The lesson names these different forms of shelter.
  2. A web · Some spiders spin webs to catch food.
  3. A hermit crab · A hermit crab finds an empty shell and moves into it.
  4. A hive · Honeybees live together in a hive.
  5. Birds can use different materials · The lesson's bird uses twigs and grass, but other birds can use different materials.
  6. 4 · Sam lists four different shelter names.
  7. Nest · A nest is a shelter. A rainforest and ocean are wider living places.
  8. False · The carried shell does not grow with the crab. A growing crab may need a larger empty shell.
  9. False · Small animals need protection too.
  10. It gives the rabbit space underground · The rabbit can hide in the burrow's underground spaces.
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