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Class 3 The World Around Us — Animals living around plants

Work out which part of a plant an animal is using and what for, and know what soil is made of and who lives in it.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each of these animals by the part of the plant it is using.

    Groups: Leaves · Flowers · Fruits

    • Tailorbird
    • Monkey
    • Caterpillar
    • Butterfly
    • Sunbird

  2. 2.Suma watched a caterpillar on a tagar plant for weeks. Put the changes she saw in order.

    • It came out as a butterfly and flew away
    • It formed a cocoon
    • One day it stopped eating
    • It ate tender leaves each day

  3. 3.Which creatures does the chapter say may appear once rain has wetted the soil?

    • a) Moths and barbets
    • b) Leopards and bats
    • c) Earthworms and millipedes
    • d) Camels and monkeys

  4. 4.Match each animal to what it takes from a plant.

    • Owl
    • Crow
    • Camel
    • Leopard
    • twigs for a nest
    • a branch to rest on
    • a hollow in a tree
    • leaves

  5. 5.Bats and leopards both use one part of a tree to rest on and shelter in. Which part?

    • a) The roots
    • b) The flowers
    • c) The branches
    • d) The bark

  6. 6.The chapter says animals, birds and insects use parts of plants for three things. Which three?

    • a) Shade, water and warmth
    • b) Nesting, singing and hiding
    • c) Food, water and air
    • d) Food, shelter and resting

  7. 7.A barbet nests inside a dark hole in the trunk. Tap that part of the tree.

    Write the number of the part.

    1234

  8. 8.The chapter calls soil the topmost layer of something. Of what?

    • a) A river bed
    • b) A forest floor
    • c) The Earth's surface
    • d) A field of grass

Answer key — Class 3 The World Around Us — Animals living around plants

  1. 1. Tailorbird → Leaves; Caterpillar → Leaves; Sunbird → Flowers; Butterfly → Flowers; Monkey → Fruits
  2. 2. 1. It ate tender leaves each day 2. One day it stopped eating 3. It formed a cocoon 4. It came out as a butterfly and flew away
  3. 3. c) Earthworms and millipedes
  4. 4. Owl → a hollow in a tree; Crow → twigs for a nest; Camel → leaves; Leopard → a branch to rest on
  5. 5. c) The branches
  6. 6. d) Food, shelter and resting
  7. 7. 3 — Hollow
  8. 8. c) The Earth's surface