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

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Circle the best answer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 keeps the nest tidy
C.It teaches them to fly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Answer key — How Parents Help Their Young

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

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

More practice for 1-LS1-2

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

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