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Animal Life Stages

Science · Organisms & Life Processes · ages 6-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which of these is a life stage of a person?

    • Kitten
    • Puppy
    • Teenager

  2. What comes right after 'child' in the life stages of a person?

    • Baby
    • Teenager
    • Adult

  3. True or false: A kitten is the same animal its whole life, even while it grows and changes.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What is a baby dog called?

    • A kitten
    • A chick
    • A puppy

  5. Which list shows a person's life stages in the correct order?

    • Baby, child, teenager, adult
    • Child, baby, teenager, adult
    • Baby, teenager, child, adult

  6. A cat starts its life as a ___.

    • cat
    • kitten
    • chick

  7. What does a tadpole grow into?

    • A frog
    • A turtle
    • A fish

  8. Which pair correctly matches a baby animal with what it grows into?

    • Chick → kitten
    • Chicken → chick
    • Chick → chicken

  9. Ben put the life stages in this order: baby, child, adult, teenager. Which two stages did he swap?

    • Child and adult
    • Baby and child
    • Adult and teenager

  10. Sam says: 'A puppy grows into a kitten.' What is wrong with what Sam said?

    • A puppy grows into a dog, not a kitten
    • Nothing is wrong with it
    • A puppy grows into a chick
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Animal Life Stages W1-mt_oR6dwRj2Ll-s1

  1. Teenager · Teenager is one of a person's life stages. Kitten and puppy are baby animals.
  2. Teenager · The order is baby, child, teenager, adult, so teenager comes after child.
  3. True · A kitten grows and changes, but it is always the same animal: a cat.
  4. A puppy · A baby dog is called a puppy.
  5. Baby, child, teenager, adult · People grow in this order: baby, then child, then teenager, then adult.
  6. kitten · A cat starts life as a kitten and grows into an adult cat.
  7. A frog · A tadpole is a baby frog. It grows and changes into a frog.
  8. Chick → chicken · A chick is a baby chicken. It grows into a chicken, not the other way around.
  9. Adult and teenager · Adult and teenager are swapped. The right order is baby, child, teenager, adult.
  10. A puppy grows into a dog, not a kitten · A puppy is a baby dog, so it grows into a dog, never into a kitten.
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