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Where animals live

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

  1. Animals live in many different kinds of homes.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What does a spider spin for its home?

    • A hive
    • A shell
    • A web

  3. Which animal moves into an empty shell?

    • A hermit crab
    • A bird
    • A bee

  4. Where do bees live?

    • A shell
    • A web
    • A hive

  5. Which home is built from twigs and grass?

    • A nest
    • A hive
    • A shell

  6. Sam draws a nest, a burrow, a hive, and a web. How many kinds of animal homes did he draw?

    • 2
    • 3
    • 4

  7. Which of these is NOT a kind of animal home?

    • Blanket
    • Burrow
    • Hive

  8. A hermit crab builds its own shell.

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Only big animals need homes.

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. How does a burrow keep a rabbit safe?

    • It is high up in a tree
    • It is made of hard stone
    • The rabbit hides underground
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Answer key

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  1. True · The lesson shows nests, burrows, hives, shells, and webs. That is many kinds of homes.
  2. A web · A spider spins a silky web to catch food and rest.
  3. A hermit crab · Hermit crabs do not build homes. They move into empty shells.
  4. A hive · Bees live together in a hive.
  5. A nest · A bird builds its nest from twigs and grass.
  6. 4 · Sam drew 4 kinds of animal homes.
  7. Blanket · A blanket is not an animal home. Burrows and hives are.
  8. False · A hermit crab does not build a shell. It finds an empty one and moves in.
  9. False · Small animals need homes too, like bees in hives and spiders in webs.
  10. The rabbit hides underground · A burrow is underground, so the rabbit can hide from bad weather and other animals.
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