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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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How Parents Help Their Young

1-LS1-2

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1.Which young animal would you expect to need the most help at first?
  • A.One that can already run
  • B.One that is largest
  • C.One that cannot yet find its own food
2.An elephant herd walks slowly for the calf. How does that help?
  • A.The calf keeps up and is not left behind
  • B.The calf grows faster
  • C.The herd gets more exercise
3.A penguin father keeps the egg on his feet. Why?
  • A.To keep the egg warm off the ice
  • B.To carry it further
  • C.To hide it from the sun
4.A blackbird brings worms to the nest all day. How does that help the chicks?
  • A.They are fed before they can find food themselves
  • B.It teaches them to fly
  • C.It keeps the nest tidy
5.A frog lays eggs and leaves. What does that tell you?
  • A.Frogs cannot swim
  • B.Frogs have no eggs
  • C.Not every animal looks after its young
6.A cat carries a wandering kitten back. How does that help?
  • A.It cleans the kitten
  • B.It makes the kitten heavier
  • C.It keeps the kitten safe from danger
7.What do a nest, a warm egg and carried kittens have in common?
  • A.Each happens at night
  • B.Each is a parent helping the young survive
  • C.Each involves feathers
8.Why do young animals call out to their parents?
  • A.To practise singing
  • B.To scare other animals
  • C.So the parent can find them and help

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Answer key — How Parents Help Their Young

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for 1-LS1-2

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