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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 bird has a long, thin, curved beak. Which food is it built to reach?
  • A.Fish in a lake
  • B.Hard nuts on the ground
  • C.Nectar deep inside a flower
2.A camel has wide, flat feet. How do they help in the desert?
  • A.They keep it cool
  • B.They stop it sinking into soft sand
  • C.They help it swim
3.A duck's beak is flat and wide with fringed edges. What does that let it do?
  • A.Crack nuts
  • B.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  • C.Drill into wood
4.A frog has long, strong back legs. What do they help it do?
  • A.Leap away from danger and swim
  • B.Climb smooth glass
  • C.Dig deep burrows
5.A polar bear has fur on the soles of its feet. How does that help?
  • A.It helps it climb trees
  • B.It makes it run faster on sand
  • C.It grips the ice and keeps its feet warm
6.An eagle has a sharp hooked beak. How does it help the eagle survive?
  • A.It sieves water
  • B.It cracks seeds
  • C.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
7.A bird has a short, thick, cone-shaped beak. What is it best at?
  • A.Sipping nectar
  • B.Tearing meat
  • C.Cracking open hard seeds
8.A plant on a shady forest floor has very broad leaves. Why?
  • A.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  • B.To scare animals away
  • C.To keep the rain off its roots

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

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  1. 1.Nectar deep inside a flower
  2. 2.They stop it sinking into soft sand
  3. 3.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  4. 4.Leap away from danger and swim
  5. 5.It grips the ice and keeps its feet warm
  6. 6.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  7. 7.Cracking open hard seeds
  8. 8.To catch as much of the dim light as possible

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