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SAI ANGAN
Class -3 Science

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Beaks of birds

Q1. Match the following:

LIST 1 LIST 2
Curved beak Drilling for insects
Sharp and hooked beak Duck
Crushing beak Sucking nectar from the flowers
Sifting beak Cracking nuts and hard fruits
Chisel shaped beak Hen
Long and slender beak Catching and tearing prey

Q2. Choose the correct answer:

a) Which of the following birds has a long and slender beak?
i. Parrot ii. Peacock iii. Woodpecker iv. Hoopoe
b) The birds use their _________ to eat food.
i. Mouth ii. Hands iii. Feathers iv. Beak
c) Birds have different kinds of beaks depending on ___________
i. How it drinks ii. How big it gets
ii. Where it lives iv. The kind of food it eats
d) Sunbird sucks __________ from flowers.
i. Insects ii. Worms iii. Nectar iv. Petals
e) Beaks of birds are suited to their _______________.
i. Nesting habits ii. Perching habits iii. Feeding habits
iv. Both i and iii

Q3. Rahul went to the park. He saw two birds swimming in a small pond and eating and a
bird eating fruits on the tree. He asked his mother why are they eating different foods as
they are all birds. Can you identify the birds and write the difference in their beaks and the
kind of food they eat?

Q4. State whether the following are true or false:

a. Wood pecker is a swimming bird.