Key Concepts
An animal that is mainly active during the night is ____.
nocturnal
This animal can see and hear very well in the dark. It can also fly very quietly.
owl
Birds and planes both have ____ to help them fly.
wings
A bed or a cat is ____, easy and nice to touch.
soft
In a sentence, which part is the person, animal or thing that does the action?
Ex. Braille uses 63 different characters.
subject
An animal that lives by killing and eating other animals is a(n) ____.
predator
This animal lives underwater and has 8 legs. Sharks hunt it at night.
octopus
Birds have ____ all over their bodies.
feathers
Rocks in a cave are ____, not easy to cut.
hard
In a sentence, which part shows the action, what something is or is doing?
Ex. Braille uses 63 different characters.
verb
People have 5 ____: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
senses
These small animals have 6 legs, such as moths, grasshoppers and bees.
insects
Some animals have ____ on their hands and feet.
claws
A knife is ____, able to cut things easily.
In a sentence, which part describes a person or thing?
Ex. Braille uses 63 different characters.
adjective
An animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food is ____.
prey
This animal has 4 legs with a long body and tail, and lives in the desert. The fennec fox hunts it at night.
lizard
A man or a boy is ____.
male
The desert is very ____, with little water.
dry
In a sentence, which part is a person, place, thing or idea?
Ex. Braille uses 63 different characters.
noun
A special sense that uses noises to find other things or animals is ____.
echolocation
This big animal has 4 long, thin legs. When in danger, it will communicate with others by making noises with its nose and hitting the ground with its feet.
deer
A woman or a girl is ____.
female
The ocean is very ____, with a lot of water.
wet
The first sentence in a paragraph which tells the main idea is the ____.
topic sentence