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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 melt the snow
  • B.They fall off every night
  • C.Snow slides off them and they lose little water
2.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 keep the rain off its roots
  • C.To scare animals away
3.A bird has a long, thin, curved beak. Which food is it built to reach?
  • A.Fish in a lake
  • B.Nectar deep inside a flower
  • C.Hard nuts on the ground
4.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
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.Crack nuts
  • C.Drill into wood
6.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
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 desert plant's leaves have a thick, waxy coat. How does it help?
  • A.It catches more rain
  • B.It stops water escaping in the heat
  • C.It makes the leaves taste sweet

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Snow slides off them and they lose little water
  2. 2.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  3. 3.Nectar deep inside a flower
  4. 4.Cracking open hard seeds
  5. 5.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  6. 6.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  7. 7.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
  8. 8.It stops water escaping in the heat

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