ABU DHABI INDIAN SCHOOL –BRANCH 1 EVS WORKSHEET- 2015-2016

LESSON : Birds NAME OF THE STUDENT: ____________________________ GRADE 3 ________ DATE: _______________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ I. Identify and write the names of the birds .

II. Fill in the blanks: 1. In birds the forearms are modified into____________________________________ 2. The feathers which keep the body of a bird warm are called _________________________ 3.The ___________________________ feathers help the bird to fly. 4. A new born bird has a lot of ___________________ feathers. 5. The__________________ shaped body of birds help them in flying III. Write true or false. 1. Birds like parrot, sparrow, pigeon are flightless birds ( ) 2. The bird's bones are hollow and filled with air ( ) 3. Vultures build nest on tall trees ( ) 4. The movement of wings upwards and backwards is called down stroke movement ( )

IV. Match the following: Bird NEST 1.Tailor bird a. hollows in the ground 2. woodpecker b. sews large leaves 3. owl c. a shallow cup like nest 4. vulture d. nest in the hollow of a tree or wall 5. partridge e. nest in tree trunk V. Answer the following questions 1. Identify and write the function of the given feathers. a. b. A.________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Draw the nest of the following birds and colour them. a. tailor bird b. weaver bird c. wood pecker