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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

4-LS1-1

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1.A pine tree has thin needle-shaped leaves. How do they help it through a snowy winter?
  • A.They fall off every night
  • B.They melt the snow
  • C.Snow slides off them and they lose little water
2.An eagle has a sharp hooked beak. How does it help the eagle survive?
  • A.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  • B.It sieves water
  • C.It cracks seeds
3.A desert plant's leaves have a thick, waxy coat. How does it help?
  • A.It stops water escaping in the heat
  • B.It catches more rain
  • C.It makes the leaves taste sweet
4.A plant on a shady forest floor has very broad leaves. Why?
  • A.To scare animals away
  • B.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  • C.To keep the rain off its roots
5.A duck's beak is flat and wide with fringed edges. What does that let it do?
  • A.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  • B.Drill into wood
  • C.Crack nuts
6.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
7.A water lily's leaves float flat on the pond. How does that help?
  • A.They lie in the sunlight on the surface
  • B.They stop the pond freezing
  • C.They keep the fish warm
8.A bird has a short, thick, cone-shaped beak. What is it best at?
  • A.Cracking open hard seeds
  • B.Sipping nectar
  • C.Tearing meat

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Snow slides off them and they lose little water
  2. 2.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  3. 3.It stops water escaping in the heat
  4. 4.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  5. 5.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  6. 6.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
  7. 7.They lie in the sunlight on the surface
  8. 8.Cracking open hard seeds

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