What Animals Eat - Macmillan Young Learners
What Animals Eat
Exercises
1 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. beak
birds of prey herbivores
carnivores omnivores
crab
1 This animal has a hard shell and big crab claws. ___________ 2 Deer eat plants. ___________ 3 Cats, tigers and lions eat meat. They are ___________. 4 Chickens eat plants and meat. They are ___________. 5 Eagles are ___________. When they see a small animal, they dive down and catch it. 6 A woodpecker taps a hole in the bark with its ___________.
2 Which word does not belong? 1 2 3 4 5 6
diet: predators: frogs: energy: grasslands: sea:
carnivore rabbits tadpoles Sun squid seaweed
claws lions web poison Sun crab
herbivore eagles sticky tongues plants and animals zebra squirrel
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What Animals Eat
Exercises
3 Read and draw a line to complete the sentences. 1 Sheep and goats eat
fish, crabs, octopuses and sea birds.
2 Rabbits eat
nuts and acorns.
3 Squirrels eat
grass.
4 Lions hunt and eat
other large animals.
5 Sharks hunt and eat
snails, worms and insects.
6 Frogs eat
grass, carrots and other hard vegetables.
4 Read the sentences and write T (true) or F (false). T 1 There are three kinds of diet for animals. ___
2 Cows, sheep and goats do not chew their food. ___ 3 Squirrels pull bark off the tree with their sharp claws. ___ 4 Lions kill their prey with their sharp teeth and claws. ___ 5 Sharks have one row of sharp teeth. ___ 6 People are herbivores. ___ This page was downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/readers. It may be photocopied and used in class.
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What Animals Eat
Exercises
5 Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences. b herbivores. 1 Deer are big herbivores and rabbits are ___ a bigger b small c the tallest 2 The giraffe’s long neck can reach up ___. a early b long c high 3 In the food chain, sunlight ___ plants grow. a make b makes c is making 4 Animals ___ the plants. a eat b eating c eats 5 Big animals eat the ___ animals. a bigger b tallest c little 6 In the forest, the Sun makes the leaf ___. a grow b grows c is growing
6 Underline the correct word to complete the sentence. 1 The elephant is the largest / smallest animal on land. 2 The giraffe is the highest / tallest animal in the world. 3 The giraffe’s long / longer neck reaches up high. 4 Sheep eat early / late in the afternoon. 5 Hard vegetables are good / bad for rabbit’s teeth. 6 Frogs have long / short sticky tongues. This page was downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/readers. It may be photocopied and used in class.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Exercises
1 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. beak
birds of prey herbivores
carnivores omnivores
crab
1 This animal has a hard shell and big crab claws. ___________ 2 Deer eat plants. ___________ 3 Cats, tigers and lions eat meat. They are ___________. 4 Chickens eat plants and meat. They are ___________. 5 Eagles are ___________. When they see a small animal, they dive down and catch it. 6 A woodpecker taps a hole in the bark with its ___________.
2 Which word does not belong? 1 2 3 4 5 6
diet: predators: frogs: energy: grasslands: sea:
carnivore rabbits tadpoles Sun squid seaweed
claws lions web poison Sun crab
herbivore eagles sticky tongues plants and animals zebra squirrel
This page was downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/readers. It may be photocopied and used in class.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
What Animals Eat
Exercises
3 Read and draw a line to complete the sentences. 1 Sheep and goats eat
fish, crabs, octopuses and sea birds.
2 Rabbits eat
nuts and acorns.
3 Squirrels eat
grass.
4 Lions hunt and eat
other large animals.
5 Sharks hunt and eat
snails, worms and insects.
6 Frogs eat
grass, carrots and other hard vegetables.
4 Read the sentences and write T (true) or F (false). T 1 There are three kinds of diet for animals. ___
2 Cows, sheep and goats do not chew their food. ___ 3 Squirrels pull bark off the tree with their sharp claws. ___ 4 Lions kill their prey with their sharp teeth and claws. ___ 5 Sharks have one row of sharp teeth. ___ 6 People are herbivores. ___ This page was downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/readers. It may be photocopied and used in class.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
What Animals Eat
Exercises
5 Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences. b herbivores. 1 Deer are big herbivores and rabbits are ___ a bigger b small c the tallest 2 The giraffe’s long neck can reach up ___. a early b long c high 3 In the food chain, sunlight ___ plants grow. a make b makes c is making 4 Animals ___ the plants. a eat b eating c eats 5 Big animals eat the ___ animals. a bigger b tallest c little 6 In the forest, the Sun makes the leaf ___. a grow b grows c is growing
6 Underline the correct word to complete the sentence. 1 The elephant is the largest / smallest animal on land. 2 The giraffe is the highest / tallest animal in the world. 3 The giraffe’s long / longer neck reaches up high. 4 Sheep eat early / late in the afternoon. 5 Hard vegetables are good / bad for rabbit’s teeth. 6 Frogs have long / short sticky tongues. This page was downloaded from www.macmillanyounglearners.com/readers. It may be photocopied and used in class.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
