UNIT 1 ANIMALS

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS.

Choose the correct answers.

The external features of a cat are shown above. What is P ?

A Tail
B Leg
C Claw
D Whiskers

2 Which of the following animals has the same type of body

covering as a rabbit?

A Tortoise
B Crocodile
C Lion
D Fish

A B

The picture above shows the external features of a bird. Which is

the beak?
4 Which of the following is grouped correctly?

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 Has wings Has two legs
A bird earthworm
B butterfly chicken
C cat cow
D fly tortoise

5 Which of the following sentences tells you that a butterfly ,

chicken and bird are the same?

A They have two legs.

B They have scales on their body.
C They have feathers on their body.
D They have wings.

6 Which of the following observations about the animals below is

correct?

Have Have
Give birth
wings feathers
A Eagles X V V
B Ducks V X V
C Bats V V V
D Cockroaches X V V

How are the above animals alike?

A They both eat animals.

B They are covered with fur.
C They have four legs.
D They are covered with feathers.

8 Which of the following is true about the tiger?

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 A It has wings.
B It has two legs.
C Its body is covered with fur.
D It can swim.

9 Which of the following animals cannot fly?

A C

B D

10 A snake and a fish are similar because both

A live in water
B are small in size
C are covered with scales
D have long tails

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P Q R S

Which of the above animals have the same type of body

covering?

A P and R C Q and R
B P and S D Q, R and S

12 Animals that fly always have

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 A fins
B wings
C feathers
D fur

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In what ways are the two animals similar?

I They have wings.

II They have more than one pair of legs.
III Their body is covered with feathers.

A I and II
B I and III
C II and III
D I, II and III

14 Which of the following statements about external features of

animals is not true?

A All birds have beaks.

B A cow’s body is covered with fur.
C Butterflies have no legs.
D All fish can swim.

15 Suzana saw an animal in the zoo. She describes the animal as

below:

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 • covered with fur
• eats other animals
• has two pair of legs that ends in claws

What do you think this animal is?

A Horse
B Tiger
C Elephant
D Orang-utan

16 Which of the following animals are able to move without legs?

I Earthworm
II Snail
III Millipede

A I and II
B I and III
C II and III
D I, II and III

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Group X Group Y Group Z
Horse Snail Duck
Rabbit Turtle Parrot
Kangaroo Crab Ostrich

The above animals are grouped according to

A the way they move

B their body covering
C their eating habits
D the place they live

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 Which of the following statements is true about all the above
animals?

A They can live both on land and in water.

B They eat plants only.
C They give birth to their young.
D They have long tails.

19 The table below shows how some animals are grouped

according to their eating habits. Which animals are correctly
grouped?

Eats plants Eats other Eats plants & other

animals animals
A Caterpillar Wolf Mouse
B Rabbit Bear Turtle
C Bat Mosquito Lizard
D Monkey Fly sparrow

20 Ahmad found an animal in his garden. He gave a description of

the animal.

• It has a pair of leg

• It has a pair of wings
• It has a beak

What do you think the animal is?

A Bat
B Fly
C Sparrow
D Ant

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

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Answer all the questions.

A Put the following animals into the correct groups according to

their body covering.

bear crocodile goldfish

dog duck snake

wolf bird
chicken

Fur Feathers Scales

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 1 Write down two ways in which these animals are similar.

(a) ____________________________________________

(b) ____________________________________________

2 Write down two ways in which these animals are different.

(a) ____________________________________________

(b) ____________________________________________

C Match the external parts of the cat below by putting the correct
number in the boxes.

1 Whiskers 2 Ear 3 Tail 4 Leg 5 Claw

D Study the statements below carefully. Tick (√) the correct

statement and cross out (X) those that are incorrect .

1 Flies have six legs. (

)

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 2 Not all fish can swim. ( )

3 Mosquitoes have wings. (

)

4 Both earthworms and snakes cannot move because (

)
they have no legs.

5 Both crocodiles and tigers eat other animals. (

)

E Write down the correct body covering for each of the animals
below.

(a) (b)

F
Animals

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 Group P Group Q Group R

Giraffe Lion Bear

Rabbit Eagle Duck
Horse Snake Cockroach
Goat Frog Goose

1 How are the animals grouped?

The animals are grouped based on ______________________

2 In which group would you place the leopard?

______________________

3 What other similarities can you give for the animals in Group
P ? Give two similarities.
(a) ______________________________________________
(b) ______________________________________________

G Match the animals in column A with their characteristics in

column B.

Group Group B
A
(a It is covered with
1 Fly ) scales.

2 Deer (b It has wings

)
3 Milliped It has horns.
e (c
4 ) It has many legs.
Ostrich
5 (d It is covered with
Snake ) feathers.

(e
)

H Answer the following questions based on the table given below.

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Animals Gives L Body covering Has Has a Has a
birth ays Fur Feather Scales wings beak tail
egg s
s
Zebra √ √ √

Pigeon √ √ √ √ √

Crocodile √ √ √

Crow √ √ √ √ √

Bear √ √ √

Goldfish √ √ √

1 Write down two ways in which pigeon and crocodiles are

similar.

(a) ___________________________________
(b) ___________________________________

2 What are the differences between a zebra and a crow?

(a) __________________________________________
(b) __________________________________________

3 Name two other animals that have the same body covering as
a goldfish.?

(a) _______________
(b) _______________

4 Name an animal that has the same external features as an

ostrich.

______________________________________________________

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