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Where Animals Live: Animal Homes — Answers

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Where Animals Live: Animal Homes — Answers

Part A: Animal homes

Read the box. Then circle the best answer.

Animals live in many places. Some live on land. Some live in water.

An animal's home gives it food, water and a safe place to rest.

A bird lives in a nest. A rabbit lives in a burrow under the ground. Bees live in a hive.

1.Where does a fish live?
  1. Ain a tree
  2. Bin water
  3. Cin a nest
  4. Din a hive

Answer: in water

A fish needs water to breathe and swim, so it lives in water.

2.A bird lays its eggs in a…
  1. Anest
  2. Bburrow
  3. Cweb
  4. Dpond

Answer: nest

Many birds build a nest to keep their eggs and chicks safe.

3.Which animal lives in a hive?
  1. Aa frog
  2. Ba cow
  3. Ca bee
  4. Da snail

Answer: a bee

Bees live together in a hive. They store honey there.

4.Why does an animal need a home?
  1. Ato watch TV
  2. Bto get lost
  3. Cto play games
  4. Dto stay safe

Answer: to stay safe

A home keeps an animal safe and dry, and it is near its food and water.

Part B: True or false?

Write True or False.

5.A rabbit digs a burrow under the ground.

Answer: True

Rabbits dig burrows to hide and keep their babies safe.

6.A spider can make a web to live on.

Answer: True

Many spiders spin a web. They rest on it and catch food in it.

Part C: Match and fill

7.Match each animal to its home.
  • bird
  • bee
  • rabbit
  • fish
  • burrow
  • pond
  • nest
  • hive

Answer: bird → nest; bee → hive; rabbit → burrow; fish → pond

8.A home gives an animal food, water and a (answer space) place to rest.

Answer: safe

Also accept: dry or warm.

Part D: Working scientifically: animal home hunt

Go outside with a grown-up. Look in trees, under leaves and near water. Look, but do not touch!

9.Name one animal home you found.

Answer: Any animal home, e.g. a nest in a tree, a spider web, an ant hole or a snail under a log.

10.Why is that a good home for the animal? Give one reason.

Model answer: A nest is a good home for a bird because it is high in a tree, so the eggs are safe.

Success criteria:

  • Names the animal and its home
  • Gives a reason: safe, dry, warm, or near food or water
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