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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 duck's beak is flat and wide with fringed edges. What does that let it do?
  • A.Drill into wood
  • B.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  • C.Crack nuts
2.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
3.A water lily's leaves float flat on the pond. How does that help?
  • A.They stop the pond freezing
  • B.They lie in the sunlight on the surface
  • C.They keep the fish warm
4.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
5.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
6.A desert plant's leaves have a thick, waxy coat. How does it help?
  • A.It stops water escaping in the heat
  • B.It makes the leaves taste sweet
  • C.It catches more rain
7.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
8.A plant on a shady forest floor has very broad leaves. Why?
  • A.To scare animals away
  • B.To catch as much of the dim light as possible
  • C.To keep the rain off its roots

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Answer key — Beaks, Feet and Leaves

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Sieve small bits of food out of the water
  2. 2.Leap away from danger and swim
  3. 3.They lie in the sunlight on the surface
  4. 4.They stop it sinking into soft sand
  5. 5.It tears meat from the animals the eagle catches
  6. 6.It stops water escaping in the heat
  7. 7.Nectar deep inside a flower
  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.