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PLACES

Choose the best answer.1 The beaver builds a _____.a denb nestc rainforestd dam

2 Because they are endothermic, mammals like the whale can live in very _____ places.

a coldb quietc dangerousd dry

3 There were no mammal predators in _____ until people arrived there.

a Japanb New Zealandc Englandd Brazil

4 The _____ makes big nests that hang from trees.

a flamingob weaver birdc owld Arctic tern

5 Sockeye salmon can travel for _____ km to lay their eggs at their birth places.

a 25b 250c 2,500d 25,000

6 Turtles travel a long way to lay their eggs _____.

a in the seab in nestsc on the floor of the forestd in the sand

7 _____ live in water and on land.a Amphibiansb Fishc Echinodermsd Marsupials

8 The _____ lives at the bottom of the sea.a octopusb hammerhead sharkc baby alligatord giant squid

9 _____ is a problem that humans bring for animals.

a Pollutionb Captive breedingc Conservationd Food

10 Humans can protect animals’ habitats by making _____.

a farmsb pollutionc wildlife reservesd rainforests

ANIMALS

Choose the best answer.11 _____ can taste with their feet.a Snakesb Frogsc Butterfliesd Alligators

12 The male _____ can smell a mate more than 10 km away.

a bat b frogc mammald moth

13 The _____ is a mammal that lays eggs.a platypus b kangarooc giraffed whale

14 The Satin Bowerbird likes _____ things.a redb whitec greend blue

15 The _____ has a special organ which can sense electrical signals.

a flamingob sharkc jellyfishd salamander

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16 The _____ tongue is as long as its body.a chameleon’sb cobra’sc squamatra’sd tadpole’s

17 _____ don’t have lungs.a Amphibiansb Salamandersc Frogsd Larvae

18 The jellyfish has no _____.a mouthb tentaclesc braind water

19 The octopus is a _____.a jellyfishb squidc cnidariand mollusc

20 There are only 3,200 wild _____ in the world.a tigersb elephantsc condorsd rainforests

FACTS

Choose the best answer.21 95% of animals do not have a _____.a tongueb stingc backboned brain

22 Unlike plant cells, animal cells can _____.a mateb growc change shaped survive

23 Mammals are endothermic, so their bodies make _____.

a foodb heatc feathersd milk

24 Birds usually sit on their eggs for _____ or more.

a nine monthsb two yearsc a few daysd two weeks

25 _____ are the biggest vertebrates.a Mammalsb Amphibiansc Birdsd Reptiles

26 Fish swim in shoals because it makes them _____.

a saferb fasterc healthierd stronger

27 Most reptiles don’t _____.a lay eggsb have skinc care for their youngd use camouflage

28 Most adult amphibians can breathe through their _____.

a eyesb skinc gillsd scales

29 Some arthropods live in big _____.a groupsb nestsc housesd dams

30 One in every _____ species of mammal is in danger of becoming extinct.

a threeb fourc fived six

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VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer.31 an animal or bird that another animal or bird

kills for fooda preyb hunterc fueld mate

32 a place where a bird, snake, insect, etc. keeps its eggs or its babies

a organ b lawc nestd rainforest

33 to chase animals to kill thema protectb stingc huntd breed

34 the part inside the head of a person or an animal that thinks and feels

a equipment b oxygenc eyesightd brain

35 to have a babya breatheb attackc included give birth

36 a part of your body that does something special, for example, a heart

a poisonb organc featured shell

37 the normal weather conditions of a placea organizationb droughtc scientistd climate

38 to keep somebody or something safea protectb survivec fertilized hatch

39 When animals _____, they have young animals.

a breedb breathec hangd communicate

40 one of the parts inside a person or animal which help them move

a feature b lungsc muscled temperature

EVENTS

Choose the best answer.41 A cheetah _____ her cubs every few days.a movesb killsc huntsd leaves

42 Some animals _____ if there is not enough food in winter.

a growb matec breedd hibernate

43 _____ arrived in New Zealand 750 years ago.a Kiwisb Bearsc Peopled Kangaroos

44 Owls _____ at night.a migrateb lay eggsc sleepd hunt

45 When the puffer fish is _____, it makes itself bigger.

a in waterb in dangerc hungryd ready to breed

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46 When a cobra is frightened by an animal, it _____.

a changes its body colour b bites the animalc lifts its head upd shoots out its tongue

47 After twelve weeks, a tadpole will _____.a leave the waterb breedc go under the groundd eat plants

48 After two weeks, a caterpillar becomes a _____.

a dragonflyb frogc beed butterfly

49 Spiders are born as little _____.a shellsb dragonfliesc eggsd spiders

50 After a female octopus’s eggs hatch, she _____.

a diesb eatsc leaves themd hibernates

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PLACES1 d2 a3 b4 b5 c6 d7 a8 d9 a10 c

ANIMALS11 c12 d13 a14 d15 b16 a17 b18 c19 d20 a

FACTS21 c22 c23 b24 d25 a26 a27 c28 b29 a30 b

VOCABULARY31 a32 c33 c34 d35 d36 b37 d38 a39 a40 c

EVENTS41 a42 d43 c44 d45 b46 c47 a48 d49 d50 a

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