Better Together is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on arguing that some animals form groups that help them survive, aligned to Common Core standard 3-LS2-1. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
C.The huddle keeps them warmer than standing alone
3.How would you show that a group helps?
A.Watch the group only
B.Ask the animals
C.Compare what one does with what several do
4.Six ants moved a crumb 18 cm; one ant moved it 2 cm. What does the group do?
A.It slows the ants down
B.It makes the crumb lighter
C.It moves food no single ant could shift
5.Why do starlings fly in huge flocks at dusk?
A.They cannot see
B.A crowd makes it hard for a hawk to pick one out
C.They are lost
6.What claim do the ant results support?
A.Groups always win
B.Ants are the strongest animal
C.Some animals form groups that help members survive
7.How does a wolf pack hunting together help each wolf?
A.It saves fur
B.Together they catch prey too large for one
C.They run faster alone
8.Why do meerkats take turns standing on lookout?
A.They enjoy the view
B.It keeps them warm
C.One watching lets the others feed safely
LessonPrint · 3-LS2-1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Better Together
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The food has to be shared
2.The huddle keeps them warmer than standing alone
3.Compare what one does with what several do
4.It moves food no single ant could shift
5.A crowd makes it hard for a hawk to pick one out
6.Some animals form groups that help members survive
7.Together they catch prey too large for one
8.One watching lets the others feed safely
Questions about Better Together
What does the Better Together worksheet cover?
It practises arguing that some animals form groups that help them survive — 8 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3-LS2-1: Argue that some animals form groups because it helps them survive. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Better Together practise?
3-LS2-1 — 3-LS2-1, in the Life Science domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Better Together is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3-LS2-1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Better Together come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Better Together can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Better Together free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Better Together, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach 3-LS2-1?
Yes — “Better Together” is a 55-minute Grade 3 plan for 3-LS2-1, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Better Together is the practice that follows it.
More practice for 3-LS2-1
Argue that some animals form groups because it helps them survive.
Teaching this next? Better Together is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.