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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.

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3-LS2-1

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1.What is one cost of living in a group?
  • A.It is always safer
  • B.There is no cost
  • C.The food has to be shared
2.Why do starlings fly in huge flocks at dusk?
  • A.They cannot see
  • B.They are lost
  • C.A crowd makes it hard for a hawk to pick one out
3.How does a wolf pack hunting together help each wolf?
  • A.Together they catch prey too large for one
  • B.They run faster alone
  • C.It saves fur
4.Why do penguins huddle in a storm?
  • A.The huddle keeps them warmer than standing alone
  • B.It stops the wind blowing
  • C.They like company
5.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 moves food no single ant could shift
  • C.It makes the crumb lighter
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.Why do meerkats take turns standing on lookout?
  • A.It keeps them warm
  • B.One watching lets the others feed safely
  • C.They enjoy the view
8.How would you show that a group helps?
  • A.Compare what one does with what several do
  • B.Ask the animals
  • C.Watch the group only

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Answer key — Better Together

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The food has to be shared
  2. 2.A crowd makes it hard for a hawk to pick one out
  3. 3.Together they catch prey too large for one
  4. 4.The huddle keeps them warmer than standing alone
  5. 5.It moves food no single ant could shift
  6. 6.Some animals form groups that help members survive
  7. 7.One watching lets the others feed safely
  8. 8.Compare what one does with what several do

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.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-LS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.