Reading Worksheet & Team Game Animal Riddles Can you find out what I am? I have pincers I am expensive food I live in the sea I am red when cooked I am a mammal I can swim very well Killer whales eat me My babies are killed for fur I live in South America I am long and fat I eat small animals I have no legs I live in South America I have black spots I eat other animals I look like a leopard I am grey I live in the trees I eat eucalyptus leaves I am a small, cute bear I can fly I am red and black I am very small I have six legs I live in Africa I am big and grey I eat grass and leaves I have a horn on my nose I lay eggs I have a hard shell I am slow I live on land or in the water I live in Africa I sleep in a nest I am big and black I am an ape I’m a small, brown bird I can’t fly I lay small eggs People eat my eggs or me I live in Australia I am brown I can hop, I keep my babies in a pouch I live in cold places I eat seals I am white Climate change is killing me I live in North America I eat grass I have antlers I am bigger than a deer I am a big lizard I eat other animals I can be dangerous Komodo(Indonesia)is my home Don’t touch me, I sting! I have many tentacles I live in the sea I am transparent and soft I have six legs Some can fly Some collect dung There are 300,000+ kinds I am a six-legged pest I have long antennae I live in the house I can run very fast I can fly I lay eggs You can eat me I quack I live in Africa I can climb trees I am an ape I look human I live on the farm I can’t fly I am a fat bird You eat me for Xmas I live in Australia I am a reptile I eat insects, spiders I have frills around my neck More worksheets available on www.ESLprintables.com Author: PhilipR Team Reading Worksheet & Team Game Team Team I have pincers I am expensive food I live in the sea I am red when cooked I am a mammal I can swim very well Killer whales eat me My babies are killed for fur I live in South America I am long and fat I eat small animals I have no legs I live in South America I have black spots I eat other animals I look like a leopard I am grey I live in the trees I eat eucalyptus leaves I am a small, cute bear I can fly I am red and black I am very small I have six legs I live in Africa I am big and grey I eat grass and leaves I have a horn on my nose I lay eggs I have a hard shell I am slow I live on land or in the water I live in Africa I sleep in a nest I am big and black I am an ape I’m a small, brown bird I can’t fly I lay small eggs People eat my eggs or me I live in Australia I am brown I can hop, I keep my babies in a pouch I live in cold places I eat seals I am white Climate change is killing me I live in North America I eat grass I have antlers I am bigger than a deer I am a big lizard I eat other animals I can be dangerous Komodo (Indonesia) is my home Don’t touch me, I sting! I have many tentacles I live in the sea I am transparent and soft I have six legs Some can fly Some collect dung There are 300,000+ kinds I am a six-legged pest I have long antennae I live in the house I can run very fast I can fly I lay eggs You can eat me I quack I live in Africa I can climb trees I am an ape I look human I live on the farm I can’t fly I am a fat bird You eat me for Xmas I live in Australia I am a reptile I eat insects, spiders I have frills around my neck Don’t show this to other teams! Don’t show this to other teams! Give more clues if necessary Give more clues if necessary More worksheets available on www.ESLprintables.com Don’t show this to other teams! Give more clues if necessary Author: PhilipR 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 or teams o One team reads out their clues slowly and clearly - one by one - of one of their cards Don’t let them show their card to other teams 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 lobster seal anaconda jaguar koala ladybird (BrE) rhino(ceros) turtle gorilla quail kangaroo polar bear moose Komodo dragon jellyfish beetle cockroach duck chimpanzee turkey frilled lizard More worksheets available on www.ESLprintables.com ladybug (AmE) Author: PhilipR