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Beaks, Feet and Leaves is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on arguing from a structure's shape to the job it does for survival, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 4-LS1-1. 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 students 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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Beaks, Feet and Leaves

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1.A camel has wide, flat feet. How do they help in the desert?
  • A.They help it swim
  • B.They stop it sinking into soft sand
  • C.They keep it cool
2.A bird has a long, thin, curved beak. Which food is it built to reach?
  • A.Nectar deep inside a flower
  • B.Hard nuts on the ground
  • C.Fish in a lake
3.An eagle has a sharp hooked beak. How does it help the eagle survive?
  • A.It sieves water
  • B.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  • C.It cracks seeds
4.A heron has a long sharp beak and long legs. How does it find food?
  • A.By digging for worms in a field
  • B.By drinking nectar
  • C.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
5.A plant on a shady forest floor has very broad leaves. Why?
  • A.To scare animals away
  • B.To keep the rain off its roots
  • C.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
6.A water lily's leaves float flat on the pond. How does that help?
  • A.They keep the fish warm
  • B.They stop the pond freezing
  • C.They lie in the sunlight on the surface
7.A woodpecker has a strong, chisel-like beak. What is it built for?
  • A.Catching fish
  • B.Sipping nectar
  • C.Drilling into bark to reach insects
8.A polar bear has fur on the soles of its feet. How does that help?
  • A.It grips the ice and keeps its feet warm
  • B.It helps it climb trees
  • C.It makes it run faster on sand

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.They stop it sinking into soft sand
  2. 2.Nectar deep inside a flower
  3. 3.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  4. 4.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
  5. 5.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  6. 6.They lie in the sunlight on the surface
  7. 7.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  8. 8.It grips the ice and keeps its feet warm

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4-LS1-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.