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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 desert plant's leaves have a thick, waxy coat. How does it help?
  • A.It makes the leaves taste sweet
  • B.It catches more rain
  • C.It stops water escaping in the heat
2.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
3.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
4.A woodpecker has a strong, chisel-like beak. What is it built for?
  • A.Catching fish
  • B.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  • C.Sipping nectar
5.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
6.An eagle has a sharp hooked beak. How does it help the eagle survive?
  • A.It cracks seeds
  • B.It sieves water
  • C.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
7.A heron has a long sharp beak and long legs. How does it find food?
  • A.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
  • B.By drinking nectar
  • C.By digging for worms in a field
8.A bird has a long, thin, curved beak. Which food is it built to reach?
  • A.Nectar deep inside a flower
  • B.Fish in a lake
  • C.Hard nuts on the ground

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It stops water escaping in the heat
  2. 2.Cracking open hard seeds
  3. 3.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  4. 4.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  5. 5.Leap away from danger and swim
  6. 6.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  7. 7.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
  8. 8.Nectar deep inside a flower

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