How Parents Help Their Young is a free printable Grade 1 science worksheet on patterns in parent and offspring behaviour that help young survive, aligned to Common Core standard 1-LS1-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

How Parents Help Their Young

1-LS1-2

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.Why do young animals call out to their parents?

A.So the parent can find them and help
B.To practise singing
C.To scare other animals

2.A cat carries a wandering kitten back. How does that help?

A.It keeps the kitten safe from danger
B.It cleans the kitten
C.It makes the kitten heavier

3.An elephant herd walks slowly for the calf. How does that help?

A.The herd gets more exercise
B.The calf keeps up and is not left behind
C.The calf grows faster

4.A penguin father keeps the egg on his feet. Why?

A.To carry it further
B.To hide it from the sun
C.To keep the egg warm off the ice

5.A blackbird brings worms to the nest all day. How does that help the chicks?

A.It teaches them to fly
B.It keeps the nest tidy
C.They are fed before they can find food themselves

6.A frog lays eggs and leaves. What does that tell you?

A.Frogs cannot swim
B.Not every animal looks after its young
C.Frogs have no eggs

7.What do a nest, a warm egg and carried kittens have in common?

A.Each happens at night
B.Each involves feathers
C.Each is a parent helping the young survive

8.Which young animal would you expect to need the most help at first?

A.One that is largest
B.One that cannot yet find its own food
C.One that can already run

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Answer key — How Parents Help Their Young

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

1.So the parent can find them and help
2.It keeps the kitten safe from danger
3.The calf keeps up and is not left behind
4.To keep the egg warm off the ice
5.They are fed before they can find food themselves
6.Not every animal looks after its young
7.Each is a parent helping the young survive
8.One that cannot yet find its own food

More practice for 1-LS1-2

Read and watch to find patterns in how parents and their young behave.

Teaching this next? How Parents Help Their Young is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1-LS1-2 of the Next Generation Science Standards.