Animals: Non-Fiction Reading Quizzes for Year 2 English

Question 1

Which animal on this list is a mammal that lives in the sea?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Shark

Answer

Frog

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Bat

Question 2

Which of these is not a living animal?

Accepted Answer

Tree

Answer

Dog

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Bird

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Fish

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a type of animal?

Accepted Answer

Table

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Mammal

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Insect

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Fish

Question 4

Which animal is a reptile?

Accepted Answer

Snake

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Frog

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Bird

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Fish

Question 5

What is the most important thing the non-fiction text tells us about bees?

Accepted Answer

Bees are important pollinators.

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Bees live in colonies.

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Bees produce honey.

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Bees are endangered.

Question 6

Which animals only eat plants?

Accepted Answer

Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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Insectivores

Question 7

Which animal gives birth to live babies and feeds them milk?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Fish

Answer

Bird

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Snake

Question 8

Which animal is a mammal?

Accepted Answer

Cat

Answer

Hen

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Shark

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Snake

Question 9

Which animal has wings that allow it to fly?

Accepted Answer

Bird

Answer

Dog

Answer

Fish

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Snake

Question 10

When classifying animals, which of these is NOT a characteristic we use?

Accepted Answer

Favorite color

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Habitat

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Diet

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Size

Question 11

Which of these is not a living animal?

Accepted Answer

Tree

Answer

Dog

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Fish

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Bird

Question 12

Which animal has a very long neck and eats leaves from trees?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

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Lion

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Elephant

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Tiger

Question 13

Which of these is not a feature of mammals?

Accepted Answer

Lay eggs

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Warm-blooded

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Covered in fur or hair

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Have a backbone

Question 14

Which animal lives in water?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin

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Lion

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Snake

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Bat

Question 15

What is a defining characteristic of reptiles?

Accepted Answer

Scales or hard plates on their skin

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Thick, soft fur

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Living in the ocean

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Giving birth to live young

Question 16

Which group do animals with bones inside their bodies belong to?

Accepted Answer

Vertebrates

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Invertebrates

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Mammals

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Birds

Question 17

Which animal is a mammal?

Accepted Answer

Whale

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Bird

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Snake

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Spider

Question 18

When reading about animals in non-fiction texts, which of these things would NOT help us learn about the animal?

Accepted Answer

The animal's favourite toy

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Where the animal lives

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What the animal looks like

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What the animal eats

Question 19

Which animal on this list is a mammal, meaning it has fur and gives birth to live babies?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Fish

Answer

Bird

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Snake

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a way we can group animals?

Accepted Answer

By their tail

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By what they eat

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By where they live

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By their size

Question 21

Which of these is not a group that animals can be classified into?

Accepted Answer

Toys

Answer

Mammals

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Birds

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Fish

Question 22

Which animal is a mammal? Mammals have fur, give birth to live babies, and feed them milk.

Accepted Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Fish

Answer

Bird

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Snake

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a feature of reptiles?

Accepted Answer

Can breathe underwater

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Cold-blooded

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Have scales

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Lay eggs

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a way we can sort animals into groups?

Accepted Answer

By their color

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By what they eat

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By where they live

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By how they move

Question 25

Which of these animals is a mammal?

Accepted Answer

Cat

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Snake

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Frog

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Fish

Question 26

Which of these is NOT a way that we can group animals?

Accepted Answer

By their favorite toy

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By whether they have a backbone

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By how they keep warm

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By what they eat

Question 27

Which of these animals is a mammal?

Accepted Answer

Cat

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Snake

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Fish

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Bird

Question 28

What is a main feature of non-fiction texts about animals?

Accepted Answer

They give real information

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They tell a story

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They use made-up words

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They have no pictures

Question 29

Which animal feeds its babies milk, making it a mammal?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Snake

Answer

Spider

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Owl

Question 30

Which group of animals has fur or hair, gives birth to live babies, and feeds them milk from their bodies?

Accepted Answer

Mammals

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Amphibians

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Reptiles

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Birds

Question 31

Which animal has a long neck that it uses to reach high into the trees to eat leaves?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

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Lion

Answer

Elephant

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Monkey

Question 32

Which animal is a meat-eater?

Accepted Answer

Lion

Answer

Cow

Answer

Rabbit

Question 33

Which animal goes from being an egg to a small, crawling creature, then makes a cocoon around itself, and finally becomes a beautiful flying insect?

Accepted Answer

Butterfly

Answer

Lion

Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Snake

Question 34

Which animal feeds its babies with milk?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Shark

Question 35

Which animal on the list makes its home in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Lion

Answer

Snake

Answer

Eagle

Question 36

Which animal on this list is a carnivore?

Accepted Answer

Lion

Answer

Caterpillar

Answer

Rabbit

Answer

Giraffe

Question 37

In a food chain, what are animals called that only eat plants?

Accepted Answer

Herbivores

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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Insectivores

Question 38

When scientists organize animals into groups, what do they often use as a characteristic?

Accepted Answer

The number of legs they have

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Their favorite food

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How fast they can run

Question 39

Which animal has a hard outer covering and lives in the sea?

Accepted Answer

Turtle

Answer

Dolphin

Answer

Penguin

Question 40

Which animal has a long neck and enjoys eating leaves from tall trees?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

Answer

Tiger

Answer

Penguin

Question 41

Which animal makes its home in a tunnel beneath the ground?

Accepted Answer

Rabbit

Answer

Cat

Answer

Fish

Question 42

What does this sentence tell us about owls: 'Owls are nocturnal animals that hunt for food at night'?

Accepted Answer

Owls are active at night and hunt for food.

Answer

Owls are active during the day.

Answer

Owls hunt for food during the day.

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Owls are prey animals that are hunted by other animals.

Question 43

What animal group are bats a part of?

Accepted Answer

Mammals

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Birds

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Reptiles

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Fish

Question 44

How does natural selection help animals survive and adapt to their environment?

Accepted Answer

Animals that are stronger and better at finding food are more likely to survive and have babies.

Answer

Animals change their appearance to match their surroundings.

Answer

Animals learn from their mistakes and pass on that knowledge to their offspring.

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Animals with the biggest brains are more likely to survive.

Question 45

How have computers and microscopes helped us learn more about animals?

Accepted Answer

We can use computers to track animals and study their movements.

Accepted Answer

We can use microscopes to see tiny animals that we couldn't see before.

Answer

Technology has not helped us learn anything new about animals.

Question 46

How do animals talk to each other, and why is it important for them to do so?

Accepted Answer

Animals talk to each other to help them stay safe and work together.

Answer

Animals don't talk to each other.

Answer

Animals talk to each other to show how much they care.

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Where animals live doesn't affect how they talk to each other.

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a way we describe an animal's body?

Accepted Answer

How smart it is

Answer

Body shape

Answer

Color

Question 48

Which animal has a special feature that helps it survive in the hot desert?

Accepted Answer

B. A camel with a hump to store water

Answer

A. A bird with feathers to fly in the sky

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C. A fish with gills to breathe underwater

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D. A snake with scales to protect its skin

Question 49

Which animal group has feathers and can fly?

Accepted Answer

Birds

Answer

Mammals

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Reptiles

Question 50

How do animals use their senses to stay safe in the wild?

Accepted Answer

Animals use their senses to find food, find a mate, and stay away from danger.

Answer

Animals use their senses to play games and have fun.

Answer

Animals use their senses to learn new tricks.

Answer

Animals use their senses to predict the weather.

Question 51

How do we group animals with similar features? Which group below is based on what animals eat?

Accepted Answer

Animals that eat meat

Answer

Animals that have fur

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Animals without backbones

Question 52

Which animal groups have these features?

Group 1: Soft fur, sharp teeth, and claws
Group 2: Feathers, wings, and beaks

Accepted Answer

Group 1: Mammals, Group 2: Birds

Answer

Group 1: Birds, Group 2: Mammals

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Group 1: Reptiles, Group 2: Amphibians

Question 53

What is a special feature that only mammals have?

Accepted Answer

Giving birth to live babies

Answer

Laying eggs

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Having a hard shell

Question 54

Which animal has a very long neck?

Accepted Answer

A giraffe

Answer

An elephant

Answer

A zebra

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A lion

Question 55

What do lions like to eat?

Accepted Answer

Meat

Answer

Plants

Answer

Insects

Answer

Fish

Question 56

Which animal sleeps during the day and is awake at night?

Accepted Answer

A cat

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A dog

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A bird

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A fish

Question 57

Why do birds have wings?

Accepted Answer

To fly

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To eat

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To sleep

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To swim

Question 58

Which animal lives in the sea?

Accepted Answer

A shark

Answer

A lion

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A tiger

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An elephant

Question 59

What do you call a baby deer?

Accepted Answer

A fawn

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A cub

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A kitten

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A puppy

Question 60

Which animal is the fastest when running on land?

Accepted Answer

A cheetah

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A tiger

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A lion

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An elephant

Question 61

What do you call a group of lions?

Accepted Answer

A pride

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A pack

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A herd

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A school

Question 62

What is the correct order of the butterfly's life cycle?

Accepted Answer

Egg, caterpillar, butterfly

Answer

Caterpillar, butterfly, egg

Answer

Egg, butterfly, caterpillar

Answer

Caterpillar, egg, butterfly

Question 63

Which animal uses camouflage to hide from its enemies?

Accepted Answer

A lizard that changes color to match its surroundings

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A bird that sings a beautiful song to attract a mate

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A snake that uses its tongue to smell the air for prey

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A lion that uses its roar to scare away other animals

Question 64

Which of these animals is a mammal, meaning it gives birth to live young and feeds them milk?

Accepted Answer

Dog

Answer

Eagle

Answer

Snake

Answer

Fish