Science Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds: Animals & Living Things

Instructions

1. Read the instructions for each section carefully.
2. Answer all the questions to the best of your ability.
3. Use a pencil to write your answers so you can make changes easily.
4. Check your work with the answer key at the end when you are finished.

Part 1: Animal Facts

Instructions: Read each sentence and fill in the missing words to make it true.

1. Animals are different in ___ and ___.

2. The biggest animal on land is the African ___.

3. The biggest animal on Earth is the ___ ___.

4. Animals are ___ things.

5. Bees, butterflies and ___ are examples of very small animals.

Part 2: Sorting by Size and Home

Instructions: Read the list of animals in each box. Circle only the animals that fit the description.

A. Circle the SMALL animals.

B. Circle the animals you could keep as a PET.

Part 3: Fact or Fiction?

Instructions: Read each sentence below. Write True or False on the line next to it.

1. Domestic animals are taken care of by humans. ___

2. Wild animals are tame and will not hurt humans at all. ___

3. We get wool from cows. ___

4. Some wild animals, like lions and tigers, live in zoos. ___

5. Giraffes can be kept as pets at home. ___

Part 4: Animal Groups

Instructions: Give two examples for each animal group listed in the chart below.

Part 5: Nature's Wonders

Instructions: First, circle only the natural living things in the box below. Then, use the word bank to complete the sentences at the bottom. The first letter of each answer is a clue!

A. Circle the natural LIVING things.

B. Fill in the blanks. Use the first letter given as a hint.

1. A natural thing is something you can see and f__.
2. A natural thing is not made by m____.
3. Plants need water, air and s__ to grow.
4. Natural living things are a__ and growing.
5. Cats, dogs, and lions are all natural l_____ things.

⭐ Challenge Question (Optional) ⭐

Can you think of an animal that is a mammal but lives in the ocean its whole life?

__

Answer Key

Part 1: Animal Facts

1. size, shape
2. elephant
3. blue whale
4. living
5. ants (or another small insect)

Part 2: Sorting by Size and Home

• A. Small Animals: cat, bat, hamster
• B. Pet Animals: dog, cat, fish, hamster, parrot

Part 3: Fact or Fiction?

1. True
2. False
3. False (We get wool from sheep.)
4. True
5. False

Part 4: Animal Groups (Examples may vary)

• Reptiles: snake, lizard, turtle, alligator
• Fish: goldfish, shark, clownfish, salmon
• Amphibians: frog, salamander, newt
• Birds: eagle, robin, penguin, parrot
• Insects: ant, bee, butterfly, grasshopper

Part 5: Nature's Wonders

• A. Natural Living Things: Birds, Fish, Tiger, Tree
• B. Fill in the blanks:
  1. feel
  2. man
  3. sunlight
  4. alive
  5. living

Challenge Question

• A whale or a dolphin.