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Animal coverings

1st grade (Year 2 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.1-LS1-1 · England: KS1 Y1 Animals, including humans

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Question 1
Which animal is covered in smooth, damp skin?
- A. salamander
- B. polar bear
- C. fox
- D. penguin
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Question 2
What covers the body of this animal: salamander?
- A. smooth, damp skin
- B. fur or hair
- C. feathers
- D. scales
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Question 3
Why do snails pull into their shells on hot, dry days?
- A. to hide from the rain
- B. to make the shell grow
- C. to sleep for a year
- D. to stop their soft bodies drying out
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Question 4
Which animal is covered in feathers?
- A. duck
- B. snail
- C. cat
- D. horse
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Question 5
What covers the body of this animal: lizard?
- A. smooth, damp skin
- B. a hard shell
- C. scales
- D. feathers
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Question 6
Why does a polar bear have thick fur?
- A. to stay warm in the freezing Arctic
- B. to stay cool in the desert
- C. to look bigger
- D. to swim faster
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Question 7
Which animal is covered in feathers?
- A. frog
- B. newt
- C. snail
- D. penguin
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Question 8
What covers the body of this animal: penguin?
- A. scales
- B. a hard shell
- C. feathers
- D. smooth, damp skin
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Question 9
Why do snails pull into their shells on hot, dry days?
- A. to hide from the rain
- B. to make the shell grow
- C. to sleep for a year
- D. to stop their soft bodies drying out
10
Question 10
Which animal is covered in feathers?
- A. polar bear
- B. fox
- C. rabbit
- D. robin
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Question 11
What covers the body of this animal: duck?
- A. a hard shell
- B. smooth, damp skin
- C. scales
- D. feathers
12
Question 12
Why does a polar bear have thick fur?
- A. to stay warm in the freezing Arctic
- B. to look bigger
- C. to stay cool in the desert
- D. to swim faster
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Question 13
Which animal is covered in feathers?
- A. snake
- B. tortoise
- C. rabbit
- D. robin
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Question 14
What covers the body of this animal: goldfish?
- A. feathers
- B. scales
- C. a hard shell
- D. smooth, damp skin
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Question 15
Why must a frog stay near water?
- A. Its feathers get dirty.
- B. It has no legs.
- C. It is scared of grass.
- D. Its thin skin dries out easily and must stay damp.
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Question 16
Which animal is covered in scales?
- A. snake
- B. fox
- C. frog
- D. salamander

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Answer key: Animal coverings

1. A. salamander
2. A. smooth, damp skin
3. D. to stop their soft bodies drying out
4. A. duck
5. C. scales
6. A. to stay warm in the freezing Arctic
7. D. penguin
8. C. feathers
9. D. to stop their soft bodies drying out
10. D. robin
11. D. feathers
12. A. to stay warm in the freezing Arctic
13. D. robin
14. B. scales
15. D. Its thin skin dries out easily and must stay damp.
16. A. snake