INTERNATIONAL KANGAROO SCIENCE CONTEST

1. What birds are there on the poster?

A) a parrot and geese B) a falcon and turkeys C) a stork and turkeys
D) a stork and ducks E) a stork and peacocks

2. Birds have….
A) feathers B) shells C) fur
D) scales E) spikes

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3. There isn’t a …. on the poster.

A) wolf B) hare C) deer
D) fox E) squirrel

4. Which animals eat meat?

A) the wolf and the squirrel B) the squirrel and the hare
C) the hare and the wolf D) the squirrel and the fox
E) the wolf and the fox

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5. … grow in a botanical garden.

A) Plants B) Animals C) Fish
D) Clams E) Only trees

6. Vegetables usually grow … .

A) in kitchens B) in shops C) in gardens and greenhouses
D) at markets E) in orchards

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7. What plant roots are edible?

A) cauliflower and broccoli B) carrot and radish C) potato and onion
D) tomato and bell pepper E) beans and aubergine

8. We cannot eat the leaves of the … .

A) lettuce B) cabbage C) parsley
D) potato E) spinach

9. What vegetables are there in picture 3?

A) potato and onion B) cabbage and spring onion
C) cauliflower and broccoli D) beans and aubergine E) carrot and radish

10. Look at the picture below. There is/are …. on the plate.

A) an aubergine B) peas C) carrots

D) an orange E) a bell pepper

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The hare has an excellent sense of hearing.
He eats grass, carrots, cereals. In winter,
hares often feed on young trees and shrubs.
The beaver is a herbivore. It has a silky
brown-reddish fur and a long wide tail.
Beavers live near the rivers where they built
lodges. They eat young trees, roots, water
lilies, fruits and aquatic plants.
11. The beaver doesn’t eat…
A) bushes B) water lilies
D) roots E) fruits
12. The rodents on the poster have … .
A) scales B) fur
D) spikes E) shells
13. What do hamsters do during the day?
A) They sleep. B) They eat.
D) They swim. E) They look for food.
The squirrel is a small rodent with reddish
fur and bushy tail. It feeds on nuts, seeds,
kernels, berries and mushrooms.
The hamster has a short thin fur, with a tail
shorter than the body lenght. Hamsters dig
galleries in the ground to build nests and
store food. They eat fruits, vegetables, seeds
and occasionally insects. Hamsters are
active at night and sleep during the day.
C) fish
C) feathers
C) They dig galleries.
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The chimpanzee The baboon has
lives in Africa. a long almost
Chimpanzees spend dog-like snout
equal amounts of (face), a short tail
time in the trees and and bushy fur. It
on the ground. The lives in large
male weighs up to groups in Africa
70 kilos, and the or Arabia.
female up to 50
kilos.
The chimpanzee
may live 40 years in
the wild.

The orangutan is The gibbon uses

a large mammal his long arms to
with reddish fur move. It has a
which lives in the round head, and
rainforests of the the body is
Southeast Asian covered with soft
islands. fur. It has no tail.
Orangutans build Gibbons live in
their nest in the Southeast Asia
tree canopies. and the Pacific
islands. They eat
fruits, leaves,
insects, spiders and eggs.

14. How many monkeys and apes are there on the poster above?
A) 4 B) 6 C) 5
D) 7 E) 3

15. The difference between the maximum weights of a male chimpanzee and a female
chimpanzee is … .
A) 15 kg B) 20 kg C) 25 kg
D) 30 kg E) 10 kg

16. … live in Africa.

A) The chimpanzee and the gibbon B) The baboon and the orangutan
C) The orangutan and the chimpanzee D) The gibbon and the baboon
E) The baboon and the chimpanzee

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The cacti (plural for cactus) are spiny plants

which grow in dry areas. The stems are green
and thick and they are used for water storage.
Their leaves are actually spines. There are
many types of cacti. Their stems have different
shapes, round or elongated. Cacti rarely bloom
and their flowers are short-lived.

The orchids are plants with decorative

flowers of unusual shapes. The flowers
attract insects which pollinate. In Europe,
orchids are indoor plants. They are grown in
greenhouses, but they can also grow in pots
if they have the right conditions. There are
also wild orchids, some of them being
protected by law.

17. The cacti stems can store inside them … .

A) water B) fruits C) flowers
D) spines E) leaves

18. The leaves of the cacti are … .

A) cones B) spines C) stems
D) curly E) round

19. Insects provide orchids … .

A) colours B) perfume C) pollination
D) food E) water

20. … are protected by law.

A) All orchids B) Some wild orchids C) The orchids in pots
D) The indoor orchids E) The cacti

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