beaks & what birds eat
6 free practice questions with explanations
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beaks & what birds eat: example questions & answers
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What do many small garden birds like to eat?
- AOnly grass and leaves
- BSeeds✓
- CSand
- DRocks
Answer: Lots of small garden birds enjoy eating seeds, which give them energy.
What does a bird use its beak for?
- ATo breathe underwater
- BTo hear sounds
- CTo pick up and eat food✓
- DTo smell flowers
Answer: A bird's beak helps it pick up, hold and eat its food.
Which bird uses its long, thin beak to sip sweet nectar from flowers?
- AHummingbird✓
- BEagle
- COstrich
- DPenguin
Answer: A hummingbird's long beak reaches deep inside flowers to sip sweet nectar.
Which bird is a hunter that uses a sharp, hooked beak to eat meat?
- ARobin
- BChicken
- CDuck
- DEagle✓
Answer: An eagle's strong hooked beak helps it tear food, because it eats meat.
What wriggly food do robins and blackbirds like to pull out of the soil?
- ACheese
- BWorms✓
- CFish from the sea
- DNuts from trees
Answer: Robins and blackbirds hop on the grass and pull juicy worms from the soil.
Why do ducks have wide, flat beaks?
- ATo crack open big nuts
- BTo catch mice
- CTo scoop up food from the water✓
- DTo dig deep tunnels
Answer: A duck's wide, flat beak is perfect for scooping tiny bits of food from the water.