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Beaks, claws and fins

Read an animal's body like a set of tools: work out from a beak, a claw, a snout or a foot what its owner eats and where it gets about.

Before you start

A turtle in the shallows, with its shell, its head and its spread feet.

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  1. 1. The shell
  2. 2. The webbed feet
  3. 3. The head

Two different jobs, two different parts. The shell is armor and does nothing to help the turtle move; the feet are spread and joined by skin, which pushes far more water than a bare foot would.

  1. 1.An eagle catches its prey with two sharp things. One is its curved beak. Tap the other.

    Write the number of the part.

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  2. 2.What does the chapter say a turtle's strong shell is for?

    • a) Helping it float
    • b) Keeping it warm in winter
    • c) Storing water for dry days
    • d) Keeping it safe

  3. 3.What does the chapter say you can guess about a bird by observing its beak and claws?

    • a) How far it flies each day
    • b) Where it builds its nest
    • c) How old it is
    • d) Its eating habits

  4. 4.The gharial is a kind of crocodile. What does the chapter say its long, narrow, pointed snout is for?

    • a) Breaking open shells
    • b) Pulling plants from the riverbed
    • c) Catching fish
    • d) Digging nests in the sand

  5. 5.Tap the part of this turtle that helps it swim easily.

    Write the number of the part.

    123

  6. 6.Which bird does the chapter give as its example of a colorful one?

    • a) The owl
    • b) The eagle
    • c) The peacock
    • d) The sparrow

  7. 7.Match each animal to the body part the chapter gives it, and the job that part does.

    • Elephant
    • Sparrow
    • Eagle
    • Sunbird
    • A long beak, for drinking nectar
    • A long trunk, for taking up food and water
    • A sharp curved beak and claws, for catching prey
    • A short, strong beak, for cracking seeds

  8. 8.What does the chapter say owls have that helps them at night?

    • a) Very large ears
    • b) Sharp eyesight
    • c) Silent, soft feet
    • d) A strong sense of smell

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Answer keys — Grade 4 Science

In the same order as the worksheets.

Beaks, claws and fins

  1. 1. 2 — The claws
  2. 2. d) Keeping it safe
  3. 3. d) Its eating habits
  4. 4. c) Catching fish
  5. 5. 2 — The webbed feet
  6. 6. c) The peacock
  7. 7. Elephant → A long trunk, for taking up food and water; Sparrow → A short, strong beak, for cracking seeds; Eagle → A sharp curved beak and claws, for catching prey; Sunbird → A long beak, for drinking nectar
  8. 8. b) Sharp eyesight

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