TOPIC 1: Classification of animals
Q1. What kind of creature is a frog?
A B C D E
Bird Mammal Reptile Amphibian Fish
Q2. What is the smartest animal in the ocean?
A B C D E
Dolphin Shark Sea horse Octopus Killer whale
Q3. Which of the following animals can improve the soil?
A B C D E
Mouse Pig Ant Snail Earthworm
Q4. Most of which group of animals have scales?
A B C D E
Bird Mammal Reptile Amphibian None of the
above
Q5. Which of the following is a fish?
A B C D E
Crocodile whale Shrimp Great white All of the above
shark
Q6. Which of the following animals will NOT hibernate?
A B C D E
Snake Camel Turtle Crocodile Squirrel
Q7. Which of the following is not a reptile?
A B C D E
Gecko Crocodile Frog Snake Lizard
Q8. How do fish breathe?
A B C D E
Skin Gill Lung Fishtail Antenna
Q9. Following the question 8, how do blue whale breathe?
A B C D E
Hands Gill Lung Eyes Skin
Q10. Which animal below lays egg?
A B C D E
Cat Elephant Horse Duck Rabbit
Q11. The table below shows the characteristics of animals P and Q. A tick (✓) shows the
presence of the characteristic.
Characteristics P Q
Has dry scaly skin ✓
Can live both on land and in water ✓
Females produce milk for young ✓
Which of the following best represnets animals P and Q?
P Q
(1) Reptile Amphibian
(2) Reptile Mammal
(3) Amphibian Reptile
(4) Amphibian Mammal
Q12. The animals below are grouped according to one common characteristic.
Based on the diagram above, which animal does not belong to the group?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Animal W Animal X Animal Y Animal Z
Q13. Study the diagram below.
Which animal groups correctly represents A, B and C?
A B C
(1) Amphibian Fish Bird
(2) Mammal Insect Fish
(3) Fish Amphibian Bird
(4) Insect Mammal Fish
Q14. Study the classification table below.
Which of the following best represnets the headings for A and B?
A B
(1) Has scales Has feathers
(2) Has tail Does not have tail
(3) Has fins Does not have fins
(4) Breathes through lungs Breathes through moist skin
Q15. The table below shows the characteristics of four animals, W, X, Y and Z. A tick (✓)
indicates that the animal has the given characteristic.
Animal Gives birth Has wings Has 6 legs Has 3 body parts
W ✓
X ✓ ✓
Y ✓ ✓
Z ✓ ✓ ✓
Based on the information above, which animal(s) can be insect(s)?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Y only Z only W and X Y and Z
Q16. Study the classification diagram carefully.
Which of the following could A, B and C be?
A B C
(1) Fish Birds Mammals
(2) Fish Insects Amphibians
(3) Amphibians Birds Reptiles
(4) Reptiles Insects Mammals
Q17. Pete wanted to find out if living things need air to survive. Which two set-ups
should he use to make a conclusion?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
A and B B and C B and D C and D
Q18. Which of the following characteristics are found in birds, but not in other animals?
A: They can fly.
B: They lay eggs.
C: They have wings.
D: They have feathers.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
B only D only B, C and D only A, B, C and D
Q19. Some animals are classified into two groups as shown.
Which of the following are most suitable sub-headings for X and Y?
X Y
(1) Birds Mammals
(2) Has feathers Animal-eater
(3) Animals that lay eggs Animals that give birth to live young
(4) Animals that live in the water Animals that live on land
Q20. The table shows the characteristics of four animals, A, B, C and D. A tick (✓) in the
box indicates that the animal has the characteristic.
Animal Has scales Give birth Breathes through gills
A ✓ ✓
B ✓
C ✓ ✓ ✓
D ✓
Which animal is most likely to be a crocodile as shown?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
A B C D
Q21. Which of the following animals is viviparous?
A B C D E
Goldfish Horse Frog Turtle Chicken
Q22. Which of the following animals has feather?
A B C D E
Lion Monkey Parrot Dolphin Panda
Q23. Which of the following animals has wings?
A B C D E
Horse Shark Goose Frog Deer
Q24. Which of the following animals is oviparous?
A B C D E
Turtle Horse Cow Deer Bat
Q25. Which of the following does not belong to mammals?
A B C D E
Pig Bat Humans Sea Horse Elephant
Q26. Human is
A B C D E
Amphibian Mammals Reptiles Crustaceans Annelid
Q27. Tom wrote three clues about animal X:
WHAT AM IS?
I can fly.
I live on land.
I feed my young with milk.
A B C D E
Ostrich Bat Pig Dog Cat
Q28. Why do birds have feathers?
A B C D E
To keep warm and To lay eggs To eat meat and To have babies To move
attract other birds plants
Q29. Which is NOT a characteristic of birds?
A B C D E
Feathers Beaks Wings Gills Lays eggs
Q30. Which animal below is a mammal?
A B C D E
Frog Dolphin Bee Bird Snake
Q31. Which animal below is an insect?
A B C D E
Frog Dolphin Bee Bird Snake
Q32. Which animal below is an invertebrata?
A B C D E
Dog Human Worms Tiger Buffalo
Q33. Which animal below is an amphibian?
A B C D E
Toad Mouse Bee Bird Snake
Q34. Which part of fish is used to swim?
A B C D E
Leg Arm Lung Skin Fin
Q35. Which animal below is an invertebrate?
A B C D E
Dog Human Bee Horse Mouse
Q36. Which part of frog is used to jump?
A B C D E
Leg Arm Lung Skin Wing
Q37. Which animal below is not a vertebrate?
A B C D E
Dog Human Mosquito Horse Mouse
Q38. Which animal below is a vertebrate?
A B C D E
Fly Mosquito Zebra Butterfly Bee
Q39. Which animal below is an insect?
A B C D E
Fish Octopus Elephant Monkey Bee
Q40. Which group of animals is mainly viviparous animal?
A B C D E
Shirmp Snake Horse Turtle Fish
Q41. Which group of animals do Lions belong to?
A B C D E
Amphibian Bird Mammal Reptile Fish
Q42. Which animal below is a mollusk?
A B C D E
Dog Jelly fish Sea horse Dove None of the
above
Q43. Which group of animals is not an oviparous animal?
A B C D E
Bear Snake Chicken Duck Swan
Q44. Which group of animals do frog belong to?
A B C D E
Amphibian Bird Mammal Reptile Fish
Q45. Which animal below is fish?
A B C D E
Frog Octopus Sea horse Bear Fly
Q46. Which group of animals do crocodiles belong to?
A B C D E
Amphibian Bird Mammal Reptile Fish
Q47. Which animal below is a mammal?
A B C D E
Parrot Cricket Crocodile Fish Bat
Q48. Which group of animals do dolphin belong to?
A B C D E
Amphibian Bird Mammal Reptile Fish
Q49. Which of the following does not belong to birds?
A B C D E
Turkey Bat Wild duck Swallow Ostrich
Q50. To be more accurate, what is yeast?
A B C D E
Fungus Bacterium Virus Animals Plant
Q51. Which among the following animals has the longest intestine?
A B C D
Elephant Giraffe Blue whale Octopus
Q52. An animal called a sea anemone use stinging cell to capture prey.
Although this animal looks like a flower, it must get energy from which source?
A B C D
soil sunlight Ocean water Other organisms
Q53. Which of the following animals is not nocturnal?
A B C D
Sheep Skunk Leopard Tiger
Q54. What group do bat, dolphin and whale belong?
A B C D
Birds fish Mammals Amphibians
Q55. What group do starfish belong?
A B C D
Fish Invertebrates Amphibians Reptiles
Q56. What group do snakes, turtles, and lizards belong?
A B C D
Fish Invertebrates Amphibians Reptiles
Q57. What group do a toad, frog and salamander belong?
A B C D
Fish Birds Amphibians Reptiles
Q58. Which two group are warm –blooded?
A B C D
Mammals, reptiles Amphibians, fish Birds, mammals Birds, amphibians
Q59. Which 3 group are cold –blooded?
A B C D
Amphibians, Amphibians, fish, Birds, mammals,
fish, birds, reptiles
mammals, reptiles reptiles fish
Q60. What is the body covering for mammals?
A B C D
scales Exoskeleton fur/hair dry scales
Q61. What are the 3 stages of a frog’s life?
A B C D
egg, larva, egg, caterpillar, Egg, chrysalis,
egg, tadpole, adult frog
chrysalis frog adult
Q62. What type of animal has dry skin and lays its eggs on land
A B C D
Fish Amphibian Reptile mammal
Q63. What type of animal spend part of its life in water and part on land and lays its
egg in water?
A B C D
Amphibian reptiles birds Fish
Q64. The flowchart below shows how some animals are grouped.
Animals G and H as shown in the
diagram below are placed in group
Y:
What of the following question A and B are correct?
Question A Question B
A Do they have wings? Do they produce milk for their young?
B Do they produce milk for their young? Do they have wings?
C Do they have wings? Do they have feathers?
D Do they have feathers? Do they have wing?
Q65. The diagram below shows animals P. It is a unique animal with the following
characteristics.
It has fur as an outer covering
It lays eggs, and it suckles its young
It has lung and nostrils for breathing
It has a duck bill, webbed feet and a tail for
swimming
Which one of the following characteristics helps us classify P as a mammal?
A B C D
It has webbed feet
It lay eggs. It has a duck bill. It suckles its young.
and a tail.