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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.Hard nuts on the ground
  • B.Fish in a lake
  • C.Nectar deep inside a flower
2.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
3.A desert plant's leaves have a thick, waxy coat. How does it help?
  • A.It makes the leaves taste sweet
  • B.It stops water escaping in the heat
  • C.It catches more rain
4.A woodpecker has a strong, chisel-like beak. What is it built for?
  • A.Drilling into bark to reach insects
  • B.Catching fish
  • C.Sipping nectar
5.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 cracks seeds
  • C.It sieves water
6.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
7.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
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 24. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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