KS1 Animals | Care of Domestic Animals and Pets

Science Quiz - Animals - Pet Care (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with animals and the care of them, especially for pets.

In school, you may have looked at earthworms or woodlice. What did you do with your minibeasts after you had looked at them? At home, you may have a pet animal. Who looks after and cares for your pet animal? How do you care for your pet? On a farm, animals must be cared for and looked after. Pets and farm animals are called domestic animals. Let’s find out a bit more about caring for domestic animals.

Sophie has a pet dog. Sophie is _____ with her pet dog.

[ ]	Mad
[ ]	Angry
[ ]	Kind
[ ]	Bad

What must you give a pet every day?

[ ]	Treats
[ ]	Sweets
[ ]	Food and fresh water
[ ]	Presents

Pets need somewhere comfortable to _____.

[ ]	Talk
[ ]	Watch television
[ ]	Text
[ ]	Sleep

You go to sleep in a bed. Dogs go to sleep in a basket. Lots of pets and farm animals lie down on bedding. What is the bedding made from?

[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Straw
[ ]	Paper

What is the woman doing?

[ ]	Walking the dog
[ ]	Brushing the dog
[ ]	Washing the dog
[ ]	Feeding the dog

Pets are like people. They like to be ____ and _____.

[ ]	Warm and comfortable
[ ]	Cold and uncomfortable
[ ]	Wet and cold
[ ]	Hungry and cold

Pets do not like to be _____.

[ ]	Comfortable
[ ]	Looked after
[ ]	Frightened
[ ]	Cared for

A lot of pets like being _____.

[ ]	Frightened
[ ]	Uncomfortable
[ ]	Hungry
[ ]	Stroked

Alice’s dog is not well. Where do Alice and her Dad take the dog?

[ ]	To the hospital
[ ]	To the dentist
[ ]	To the doctor
[ ]	To the vet

10.

Tom is at school. It is a science lesson. Tom goes outside and collects minibeasts from under a log. He looks at them with a magnifying glass. What must Tom do when he has finished looking at them?

[ ]	Put the minibeasts in the bin
[ ]	Put the minibeasts back under the log
[ ]	Take the minibeasts home
[ ]	Wash the minibeasts down the sink

Science Quiz - Animals - Pet Care (Answers)

Sophie has a pet dog. Sophie is _____ with her pet dog.

[ ]	Mad
[ ]	Angry
[x]	Kind
[ ]	Bad

Of course, Sophie is kind to her pet dog. Sophie cares for her pet dog and looks after it

What must you give a pet every day?

[ ]	Treats
[ ]	Sweets
[x]	Food and fresh water
[ ]	Presents

All animals need food and clean water

Pets need somewhere comfortable to _____.

[ ]	Talk
[ ]	Watch television
[ ]	Text
[x]	Sleep

You have a comfy bed. Pets need comfy beds, too

You go to sleep in a bed. Dogs go to sleep in a basket. Lots of pets and farm animals lie down on bedding. What is the bedding made from?

[ ]	Wool
[ ]	Rubber
[x]	Straw
[ ]	Paper

Do you have a pet that sleeps on straw?

What is the woman doing?

[ ]	Walking the dog
[x]	Brushing the dog
[ ]	Washing the dog
[ ]	Feeding the dog

Lots of pets like to have their hair or fur brushed or combed

Pets are like people. They like to be ____ and _____.

[x]	Warm and comfortable
[ ]	Cold and uncomfortable
[ ]	Wet and cold
[ ]	Hungry and cold

Do you like being warm and comfortable?

Pets do not like to be _____.

[ ]	Comfortable
[ ]	Looked after
[x]	Frightened
[ ]	Cared for

What do cats do when they are frightened?

A lot of pets like being _____.

[ ]	Frightened
[ ]	Uncomfortable
[ ]	Hungry
[x]	Stroked

Be careful! Not all pets like being stroked

Alice’s dog is not well. Where do Alice and her Dad take the dog?

[ ]	To the hospital
[ ]	To the dentist
[ ]	To the doctor
[x]	To the vet

Vets are animal doctors

10.

Tom is at school. It is a science lesson. Tom goes outside and collects minibeasts from under a log. He looks at them with a magnifying glass. What must Tom do when he has finished looking at them?

[ ]	Put the minibeasts in the bin
[x]	Put the minibeasts back under the log
[ ]	Take the minibeasts home
[ ]	Wash the minibeasts down the sink

You must always be kind to pets, and you must always be kind to minibeasts