Animals
Disabilities
Vocabulary
Take me to the Shelter
Random
100
This large African mammal has a very long neck to reach leaves in high trees.
What is a giraffe?
100
People use these two sticks under their arms to help them walk when they have a leg injury.
What are crutches?
100
Daily Double!!!!
This is the long cord or rope you attach to a dog’s collar so you can walk them safely in the park.
L _ _ _ H
What is a leash?
100
3 Things that are done when an animal is injured.
It's wrapped in a blanket
It's placed in a cage.
It's washed.
A tag is attached to the animal.
100
This is the past tense of the irregular verb "to buy."
What is bought?
200
A young cat is called a kitten, and a young dog is called this.
What is a puppy?
200
This is a chair with wheels used by people who cannot walk or have difficulty moving their legs.
What is a wheelchair?
200
When a dog is very happy or excited to see you, it usually does this with its tail.
W _ _ _ _ _ _ G
What is wagging?
200
This medical professional is a doctor specifically for animals and often works at rescue centers to treat sick pets.
Who is a vet (or veterinarian)?
200
There are this many centimeters in one meter.
What is 100?
300
This bird waddles on ice because it cannot fly, but it can swim very fast.
What is a penguin?
300
This short stick is held in the hand to provide balance and support while walking.
What is a walking cane?
300
This word means to run away quickly.
S _ _ _ _ Y
What is scurry?
300
Although many people think shelters are a new idea, the first animal shelter in the U.S. opened in this century.
What is the 19th Century (1869)?
300
This is the place where you go to mail a letter or buy stamps.
What is the post office?
400
TRUE OR FALSE: Butterflies taste food with their feet.
What is True?
400
This is a system of raised dots that allows people who are blind to read with their fingers.
What is Braille?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
If you are caught in a heavy rainstorm without an umbrella, you won't just be wet; you will be this.
D _ E _ C H
What is drenched?
400
Research shows that most people decide if they want to adopt a specific dog after spending only this many minutes with it.
What is eight minutes?
400
This is the name for a large mountain that can erupt with hot lava.
What is a volcano?
500
TRUE OR FALSE: Bats are completely blind.
What is False? (They have good eyesight but use echolocation).
500
This is a form of communication that uses hand movements and facial expressions instead of spoken words.
What is sign language?
500
This formal verb means to do something special, like build a statue or have a ceremony, to remember a person or event from the past.
C _ M _ _ M _ R _ _ E
What is commemorate?
500
These long-eared animals are often brought to shelters in the months after April because people buy them as "living gifts" for a holiday.
What are rabbits (or bunnies)?
500
This clear material is used to make windows and drinking bottles.
What is glass?