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Animal record-holders

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

  1. Which animal can run about as fast as a car on the highway?

    • Giraffe
    • Blue whale
    • Cheetah

  2. What does it mean when an animal holds a record?

    • A photo of an animal
    • A race with no winner
    • Being the most of something

  3. A giraffe is taller than a house.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which animal is the biggest animal that has ever lived?

    • Blue whale
    • Shark
    • Elephant

  5. Put these animals in order from biggest to smallest.

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

  6. A blue whale is even bigger than which of these?

    • The biggest elephant
    • The biggest dinosaur
    • The biggest shark

  7. A blue whale is about as long as three of what?

    • Shoes
    • School buses
    • Bicycles

  8. How many school buses in a row are as long as one blue whale?

    Answer: ______________

  9. One blue whale is as long as 3 school buses. If 2 blue whales swim nose to tail, how many school buses long is that?

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

  10. Ben says no land animal can catch a cheetah. Is he right?

    • No, a horse can catch it
    • No, a lion can catch it
    • Yes, Ben is right
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Answer key

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  1. Cheetah · The lesson paired the cheetah's speed with a car on the highway.
  2. Being the most of something · A record means being the most of something, like the fastest or the biggest.
  3. True · The giraffe is so tall that it stands higher than a house.
  4. Blue whale · The blue whale is bigger than even the biggest dinosaur.
  5. Blue whale, giraffe, bee hummingbird · The blue whale is the biggest animal ever and the bee hummingbird is smaller than your thumb, so the giraffe goes in the middle.
  6. The biggest dinosaur · The blue whale is the biggest animal ever. It is bigger than even the biggest dinosaur.
  7. School buses · Blue whales are so long that three school buses in a row would match one.
  8. 3 · One blue whale is as long as three school buses in a row.
  9. 6 school buses in a row · Each whale matches 3 buses, so 2 whales nose to tail match 3 + 3 = 6 buses.
  10. Yes, Ben is right · Ben is right. The cheetah is the fastest land animal, so nothing on land can catch it.
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