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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 catches more rain
  • B.It makes the leaves taste sweet
  • C.It stops water escaping in the heat
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.A plant on a shady forest floor has very broad leaves. Why?
  • A.To keep the rain off its roots
  • B.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  • C.To scare animals away
4.A bird has a short, thick, cone-shaped beak. What is it best at?
  • A.Tearing meat
  • B.Sipping nectar
  • C.Cracking open hard seeds
5.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 digging for worms in a field
  • C.By drinking nectar
6.A woodpecker has a strong, chisel-like beak. What is it built for?
  • A.Sipping nectar
  • B.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  • C.Catching fish
7.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 makes it run faster on sand
  • C.It helps it climb trees
8.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

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It stops water escaping in the heat
  2. 2.Nectar deep inside a flower
  3. 3.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  4. 4.Cracking open hard seeds
  5. 5.By wading in shallow water and spearing fish
  6. 6.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  7. 7.It grips the ice and keeps its feet warm
  8. 8.They stop it sinking into soft sand

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