Science – Animals

A. Choose the correct answer!

1. A(n) ________ is an animal without a backbone.

a. Invertebrate c. Mammal
b. Whale d. Vertebrate

2. One of the following animals that has a different body covering from the other three
is:

a. Chameleon c. Monkey
b. Fish d. Snake

3. What do sea jellies, earth worms and spiders have in common?

a. They all have eight legs c. They all have back bones
b. They all have stingers d. They do not have back bones

4. Which animal group has mostly live births?

a. Amphibians c. Reptiles
b. Mammals d. Arthropods

5. Michael found an unknown living thing in his garden and named it organism X, but
he was sure it is an insect. He knew that it is an insect because …
a. He measured its length and width
b. He found wings
c. He counted the number of legs it has
d. He noticed that it can more
6. Liana read about some animals in an encyclopedia and grouped them as shown
below.
X Y
Goldfish Dog
Shark Elephant
Dolphin Bear

She grouped the animals according to ….

P : where they live
Q : how they move
R : their outer covering
S : the way they reproduce

a. P and Q only c. Q and R only

b. P and S only d. R and S only

7. Cathy has written a riddle that describes an animal. Read the riddle below
carefully.

“I live in two different environments.

I can breathe using my skin but I also have lungs.
My babies hatch from the eggs I lay.
What am I?”

The riddle best describes a ….

a. Bat c. Frog
b. Lizard d. Platypus
8. Study the classification table below.
Animals
Group A Group B

The animals above are classified based on ….

Group A Group B
a. have no legs Have legs
b. Animal-eaters Plant-eater
c. Move by crawling Move by flying
d. Have an outer covering of scale Have an outer covering of hair

9. Of the following characteristics, one that applies to all mammals is …

a. They can fly
b. They live on land
c. They give birth
d. They have eight joined legs attached to the thorax
 10. Alice saw an organism. She was sure that it belongs to the Sea Jellies group. A
way for her to check the answer is …
a. Make sure that it lives on the desert
b. Measure the length, it has to be at least 1-m long
c. To find out whether it stuns its prey before
pulling it into its stomach or not
d. To observe its body covering, it must have hard
covering outside its body

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. Study the graphic organizer below.

Start

Animals

No No
Is it warm blooded? Does it live in T
the water?
Yes
Yes
No Does it give birth to
P Does it have
its young alive?
a hard shell?
Yes
Q Yes No

R S

a. What is the similarity of the animal P and Q? ___________________________

 b. Write down the letter that describe the following animals:
Animals Letter
Alligator
Clown fish
Sea turtle
Eagle
Rabbit

2. Observe the animals below.

Write down their similarity and difference.

3. Joshua found an animal with characteristics as shown below;
• Dry skin
• Hatch from eggs
• Cold-blooded

Based on the characteristics above,

a. What is the suitable group for the animal described above?

______________________________________________________________
b. Write down two examples of animals belong to the group?
______________________________________________________________

4. Ms. Chatrin classified some animals as shown below.

Animals

M N
Bear Crocodile
Squirrel Snake
Platypus Fish

What is the category that Mrs. Chatrin used to classify the animals?
________________________________________________________________

5. Look at the animal shown below. How would you group this animal? Why? Give
your reason!
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6. A bat and an owl cannot be classified under the same group. Write down two
characteristics to differentiate a bat and an owl.

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