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Science Quiz - Animals - Identifying Some Common Animals (Questions)

Learn to spot common animals using simple clues. Look carefully at bodies, coverings, and habitats. Can you match each clue to the right animal?

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Fascinating Fact:

Spot the hedgehog. Small, round body with spines. Can curl into a ball.

In KS1 Science, children learn to recognise animals by noticing features like size, body covering, legs, tails, and where they live. These clues help them name and group animals correctly.

Key Terms

  • Feature: A part or detail, such as fur, feathers, beak, tail, or pattern, that helps us recognise an animal.
  • Habitat: The natural home of an animal, like woodland, garden, pond, farm, or sea.
  • Wild Animal: An animal that finds its own food and home and is not usually kept as a pet.

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How can KS1 children learn to identify common animals?

KS1 children can learn to identify animals by matching names to clear pictures, talking about features like fur, beaks, legs, and using games and quizzes to practise regularly.

Which common animals should children know in KS1 Science?

Children in KS1 should recognise familiar animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, cows, sheep, horses, ducks, frogs, birds, and some garden wildlife like hedgehogs and snails.

What clues help you tell animals apart?

Clues include body covering (fur, feathers, scales), number of legs, type of feet or claws, tail shape, size, colour patterns, and whether they live on land, in water, or in trees.

Try These Related Quizzes

1. This animal is kept as a pet. What is it?
[ ] Cat
[ ] Dog
[ ] Rabbit
[ ] Hamster
2. This animal is also a pet. What is it?
[ ] Cat
[ ] Dog
[ ] Rabbit
[ ] Guinea Pig
3. Some pets are small. They look very similar. What is the name of this pet?
[ ] Hamster
[ ] Gerbil
[ ] Guinea pig
[ ] Rabbit
4. Which of these is a fish?
[ ] Crocodile
[ ] Alligator
[ ] Lizard
[ ] Shark
5. This animal swims in the sea. What is it called?
[ ] Shark
[ ] Stingray
[ ] Jellyfish
[ ] Dolphin
6. What sort of animal is this?
[ ] Lizard
[ ] Snake
[ ] Fish
[ ] Frog
7. This animal is a reptile. It looks like a large lizard. What is it?
[ ] Crocodile
[ ] Shark
[ ] Snake
[ ] Hippopotamus
8. Snakes are like very long lizards. But they do not have any legs. What sort of animal is a snake?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Bird
[ ] Mammal
[ ] Reptile
9. This is an eagle owl. It is a bird. What keeps birds warm?
[ ] Feathers
[ ] Fur
[ ] Hair
[ ] Blanket
10. Birds are not the only animals that can fly. This insect can fly. What is it called?
[ ] Spider
[ ] Ladybird
[ ] Beetle
[ ] Fly
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Science Quiz - Animals - Identifying Some Common Animals (Answers)
1. This animal is kept as a pet. What is it?
[x] Cat
[ ] Dog
[ ] Rabbit
[ ] Hamster
Some cats live on farms. They catch mice
2. This animal is also a pet. What is it?
[ ] Cat
[x] Dog
[ ] Rabbit
[ ] Guinea Pig
This dog is a poodle
3. Some pets are small. They look very similar. What is the name of this pet?
[ ] Hamster
[ ] Gerbil
[x] Guinea pig
[ ] Rabbit
Guinea pigs are a bit bigger than hamsters and gerbils. Do you have a pet? What is it?
4. Which of these is a fish?
[ ] Crocodile
[ ] Alligator
[ ] Lizard
[x] Shark
A shark is a fish. Crocodiles, alligators and lizards are all reptiles
5. This animal swims in the sea. What is it called?
[ ] Shark
[ ] Stingray
[ ] Jellyfish
[x] Dolphin
Not every animal that swims in the sea is a fish. Dolphins and whales are really mammals. But they are at home in the oceans
6. What sort of animal is this?
[ ] Lizard
[ ] Snake
[ ] Fish
[x] Frog
This is a red-eyed tree frog. It lives in the rainforests of Central America
7. This animal is a reptile. It looks like a large lizard. What is it?
[x] Crocodile
[ ] Shark
[ ] Snake
[ ] Hippopotamus
Alligators are very similar to crocodiles. But crocodiles are even bigger than alligators
8. Snakes are like very long lizards. But they do not have any legs. What sort of animal is a snake?
[ ] Fish
[ ] Bird
[ ] Mammal
[x] Reptile
This snake is an African bush viper
9. This is an eagle owl. It is a bird. What keeps birds warm?
[x] Feathers
[ ] Fur
[ ] Hair
[ ] Blanket
Feathers are soft. They keep birds warm
10. Birds are not the only animals that can fly. This insect can fly. What is it called?
[ ] Spider
[ ] Ladybird
[ ] Beetle
[x] Fly
Yes, flies can fly. That’s why they are called flies!
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