Reading Worksheet & Team Game

Animal Riddles 3
Can you find out what I am?

I have a long nose. I live near the water. I live in the desert.
I live in the forest. I have a long, flat tail. I am dangerous.
I eat ants. I have sharp teeth. I have six legs.
I’m also called a tapir. I build dams. I sting.

I’m a sea mammal. I am very small. I’m a mammal.

I am bigger than a seal. I bite at night. I live in the water.
I am big and heavy. I transfer malaria. I have a duck’s bill.
I have long tusks. I eat blood. I lay eggs.

I live in the garden. I live in South America. I live in the house.

I eat vegetables. Camels are my cousins. I’m active at night.
I am very slow. I’m domesticated. I eat insects.
I carry my house on my I’m bigger than an alpaca. I can walk on the ceiling.
back.

I’m a bird. I live in Africa. I can climb trees.

I can’t fly. I live in a big family. I eat insects.
I’m from New Zealand. I’m pretty nosey. I have a long tongue.
A fruit has the same I can stand on my hind I can change colour.
name. legs.

I live in Africa. I live in America. I ran run very fast.

I have black spots. I look like a robber. I can’t fly.
I am a predator. I like garbage. I’m a bird.
No one runs faster than I’m also called wash My eggs are huge.
me. bear.

I run very fast. I am a mammal. I’m a sea bird.

I live in Africa. I live in the ocean. I eat fish.
Lions eat me. I eat seals and fish. I can swim and fly.
I’m similar to a deer. I’m also called orca. I keep fish in my beak.

I have six legs. I hunt small animals. I’m a reptile.

I have 2 pairs of wings. I sometimes eat fish. I live near the sea.
I live near the water. I’m a bird of prey. My address: Galapagos.
I have a long body. I’m the symbol of the I’m ugly and eat plants.
USA.

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Reading Worksheet Team 3

I have a long nose. I live near the water. I live in the desert.
I live in the forest. I have a long, flat tail. I am dangerous.
I eat ants. I have sharp teeth. I have six legs.
I’m also called a tapir. I build dams. I sting.
ANTEATER BEAVER SCORPION

I’m a sea mammal. I am very small. I’m a mammal.

I am bigger than a seal. I bite at night. I live in the water.
I am big and heavy. I transfer malaria. I have a duck’s bill.
I have long tusks. I eat blood. I lay eggs.
WALRUS MOSQUITO PLATYPUS

I live in the garden. I live in South America. I live in the house.

I eat vegetables. Camels are my cousins. I’m active at night.
I am very slow. I’m domesticated. I eat insects.
I carry my house on my back. I’m bigger than an alpaca. I can walk on the ceiling.
SNAIL LLAMA GECKO

I’m a bird. I live in Africa. I can climb trees.

I can’t fly. I live in a big family. I eat insects.
I’m from New Zealand. I’m pretty nosey. I have a long tongue.
A fruit has the same name. I can stand on my hind legs. I can change colour.
KIWI MEERKAT CHAMELEON

I live in Africa. I live in America. I ran run very fast.

I have black spots. I look like a robber. I can’t fly.
I am a predator. I like garbage. I’m a bird.
No one runs faster than me. I’m also called wash bear. My eggs are huge.
CHEETAH RACCOON OSTRICH

I run very fast. I am a mammal. I’m a sea bird.

I live in Africa. I live in the ocean. I eat fish.
Lions eat me. I eat seals and fish. I can swim and fly.
I’m similar to a deer. I’m also called orca. I keep fish in my beak.
ANTELOPE KILLER WHALE PELICAN

I have six legs. I hunt small animals. I’m a reptile.

I have 2 pairs of wings. I sometimes eat fish. I live near the sea.
I live near the water. I’m a bird of prey. My address: Galapagos.
I have a long body. I’m the symbol of the USA. I’m ugly and eat plants.
DRAGONFLY EAGLE IGUANA

Don’t show this to other teams! Don’t show this to other teams! Don’t show this to other teams!
Give more clues if necessary. Give more clues if necessary. Give more clues if necessary.

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 Reading Worksheet & Team Game

Answer Key & Instructions Team Game

 The first page can be used as an individual worksheet (reading and writing
focus). Help with spelling or vocabulary if necessary.

 The second page can be used as a competitive team game (reading, speaking,
pronunciation and listening focus).
o Divide the class into 2 or 3 teams.
o One team reads out the clues slowly and clearly - one by one - on one
of their cards. Don’
o Other teams listen and try to guess the animal. ONLY ONE GUESS IS
ALLOWED, so teams have to work together and not guess too quickly.
o If all the clues are exhausted, teams could show the pictures.
o Teams score one point per correct answer.
o These rules can be adapted or used creatively. Enjoy.

 After the game, students can choose an animal and write their own clue
cards.

anteater beaver scorpion

walrus mosquito platypus

snail llama gecko

kiwi meerkat chameleon

cheetah raccoon ostrich

antelope killer whale pelican

dragonfly eagle iguana

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