HARMONY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

PRACTICE WORKSHEET VI (2017 – 2018)

SUB: SCIENCE NAME: _________
STD: III DIV: ____ ROLL NO: ______
DATE: __________

I. Choose the correct answer.

a. Birds have beaks that help them to:
i. Eating their food ii. Hear iii. Hop iv. Swim
b. This bird that has strong, short and hard beak
i. Pigeon ii. Vulture iii. Duck iv. Swallow
c. A woodpecker has a…………………. beak.
i. Broad and flat ii. Hooked iii. Long and pointed iv. None of these
d. A/An ……………………… has webbed fest.
i. Eagle ii. Humming bird iii. Parakeet iv. Duck
e. The …………………………………. has a tunnel -like opening at the bottom of its nest.
i. Humming bird ii. Weaver bird iii. Tailor bird iv. Swallow bird
f. The sharp claws of flesh eating birds are known as ………………
i. Webbed ii. Talon iii. Wading iv. None of these
g. Which type of beak does a wood pecker have?
i. Curved ii. Short iii. Chisel-shaped iv. Spoon-shaped
h. When does a penguin make it’s nest?
i. Trees ii. Rocks iii. Mud iv. Open ground
i. Beaks of birds are suited to their ……………….
i. Nesting habits ii. Perching habits iii. Feeding habits iv. None of these
II. Explain the new terms.
a. Ornithology: ________________________________________________________________________

b. Upstroke: ________________________________________________________________

c. Downstroke: _____________________________________________________________________

d. Perching: _____________________________________________________________________

e. Hatching: ______________________________________________________________

f. Streamlined: ______________________________________________________________

g. Retain: ______________________________________________________________________________

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III. Complete the following using the given words.
hollow talons body down flight hooked vulture swallow

a. …………………………….. feathers give shape to a bird’s body .

b. The claws of an eagle are called .…………………………….. .
c. The body of a bird is light because it is made of ………………………bones.
d. The …………………… beak is used to tear the flesh of the prey.
e. A …………………… is a bird of prey .
f. …………………………… feathers are large in size.
g. A newborn bird has a lot of ……………………….. feathers.
h. The …………………………. bird uses its own spit to make its nest.
IV. Draw the types of feathers.

V. Answer the following.

a. What is hatching?
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b. What are body feathers?
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c. Why do ducks have holes on the sides of their beaks?
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d. Name two: (a) wading birds, (b) scratching birds, (c) climbing birds, (d) perching birds
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e. Differentiate between upstroke and downstroke.
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f. Describe the different types of feathers that birds have.

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 g. How do birds fly? Explain briefly
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h. Write about the claws of perching birds and swimming birds.
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i. Explain nesting habits in tailor bird and swallow bird.
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VI. Name a bird that.

a. Has a short and hard beak. ……………………………………….

b. Has a webbed foot. ……………………………………….

c. Uses its beak to tear flesh. ……………………………………….

d. Has sharp and hard claws. ……………………………………….

e. Perches on trees. ……………………………………….

VII. Complete the concept map.

Beaks of Birds

Strong, sharp Strong, sharp Curved Broad and flat

and hooked beak and hard beak beak beak

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2.

Nesting habits of Birds

Sew leaves with Weaving the Using its Make hole inside On the ground
wool and thread grass in and out own spit the trunk

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VIII. Yash has kept a parrot as a pet.
Draw the type of beak it would have

Mention two things that Yash can feed his parrot

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IX. Identify the beak of the bird

X. Identify the movement of a bird.

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