Name: _ Date: _ MINITEST: ANIMALS 1) Read and circle: _ haven’t got warm blood a Birds b Reptiles c Mammals can have four or no legs a Amphibians b Reptiles _ have got eight legs a Insects b Arachnids c Fish c Reptiles A whale is a _ a bird b mammal are invertebrate a Birds b Insects _ don’t lay eggs a Echidnas b Monkeys c marsupial c Fish c Platypuses 2) Classify the animals: ALLIGATOR FROG ANT COW TOUCAN BARRACUDA HORSE BEE TARANTULA KANGAROO LIZARD DOLPHIN MOSQUITO PARROT SALMON CONDOR SALAMANDER BLUE FROG TURTLE BEETLE FLAMINGO YARARA GRASS SPIDER SCORPION SARDINE TOAD DORADO BLACK SPIDER INSECTS ARACHNIDS FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS MAMMALS 3) Give your opinion: • • • • • What you think about tarantulas? _ What you think about anacondas? What you think about the chameleon? _ What you think about koalas? What you think about the long nose echidna? _ 4) Read the paragraph about platypuses and choose a suitable word: Platypuses are very special animals They are mammals/birds, so they are cold/warm blooded, they have feathers/fur that covers their body, they have got four legs/eyes and they have lungs to breathe air, but they lay babies/eggs Yes, just like birds!! And they also have got a beak/fins and webbed feet like a spider/duck Another strange fact about platypuses is that they have got a big flat wings/tail, just like a beaver I think that they are great, but there are/aren’t any platypuses in Argentina They live/lives in Australia, near rivers because they can/can’t swim very well Platypuses are carnivores/herbivores, they eat worms and insects, shrimps and small fish A famous platypus is Perry or Agent P He is a cartoon character He am/is Phineas and Ferb’s pet But he has/have a secret life, he is an agent that fights against evil Dr Donald/Doofenshmirtz He likes practicing/practices karate and judo He eat/eats pet food and can drive, fly planes and use guns! I think he is really cool What you think about Perry? _