CHAPTER

Worksheet 1

5 The World of
Insects
I. Identify these insects.

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________

4. ___________________

5. ___________________

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II. Read the clues and unscramble the given letters to get the names of the
body parts of an insect.
1. This part has three pairs of legs. AXTOHR  __________________
2. This part has mouth parts. DHAE  __________________
3. This part has other important organs. MENABDO _____________
4. Most insects have two pairs of these. GWNIS __________________
5. These help insects to smell and feel
things. ANEANTNE _____________________

III. Match the insects with the food they eat.

moth human blood
termite nectar
mosquito dirt
housefly insects
ladybird leaves
grasshopper wood

IV. Label the body parts of the insect given below.

head

feeler

eye

thorax

wing

leg

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 Answers

I.

1. Ladybird beetle
___________________

2. Honeybee
___________________

3. Grasshopper
___________________

4. Housefly
___________________

5. Ant
___________________

II. 1. THORAX
2. HEAD
3. ABDOMEN
4. WINGS
5. ANTENNAE

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III.
moth human blood
termite nectar
mosquito dirt
housefly insects
ladybird leaves
grasshopper wood

IV.

head

feeler

eye

thorax

wing

leg

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