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Free Printable Worksheets

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Our free printable worksheets have been designed for teachers and parents wishing to use the information on this site as part of a lesson or home activity.

They offer a fun way of teaching young people not only about wildlife and animals, but also about using the internet to research facts and information.

All questions are multiple choice, and are based on information that can easily be found on the corresponding Active Wild page or pages.

There’s no log-in or sign-up required: simply click on the worksheet you want to download! Instructions can be found further down this page.

(If your computer displays the worksheet rather than downloading it, click on ‘File’, then ‘Save As …’ in the menu bar of your browser while the worksheet is on the screen. You’ll then be able to choose where on your computer the file is saved.)

Answers

Please note that many of the question sheets do not have answer sheets – this is to ensure that students complete the questions themselves. We suggest that teachers make a list of answers of their own against which their students’ completed sheets can be checked. We are looking into ways in which this can be improved.

We welcome any comments and / or suggestions on how this or any other section of the site could be improved for teachers – you can get in touch via our contact page.

Worksheets currently available:

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  • Trilobite Question Sheet
  • Ammonite Question Sheet
  • Insects Question Sheet
  • Types of Animals Question Sheet
  • Desert Animals Question Sheet
  • Ocean Animals Question Sheet
  • Amphibians Question Sheet
  • Beluga Whale Question Sheet
  • Bears Question Sheet
  • Sea Turtles Worksheet
  • What Is A Solar Eclipse?
  • Animals
  • Animal Classification
  • Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
  • Rainforest Animals
  • Arctic Animals
  • Antarctic Animals
  • African Animals
  • Australian Animals
  • Solar Eclipse 2017
  • Online Zoo: Birds
  • Online Zoo: Mammals (Carnivora)
  • Online Zoo: Mammals (Marsupials & Monotremes)
  • Online Zoo: Reptiles

Trilobite Question Sheet

Trilobite worksheet
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Test your knowledge of trilobites with this free worksheet. Click here or on the image above to view / download.

The answers to all of the questions can be found on this page: Trilobite Facts

Ammonite Question Sheet

Ammonite worksheet
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Test your knowledge of ammonites with this free worksheet. Click here or on the image above to view / download.

The answers to all of the questions can be found on this page: Ammonite Facts

Insects Question Sheet

Printable Insect Quiz Sheet Download
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How well do you know your insects? Test your knowledge of insects with this free printable quiz. Work through the questions in class or set the quiz as an enjoyable home activity.

  • The answers to all of the questions can be found on this page: Insects: The Ultimate Guide
  • Click here or on the image above to view / download the question sheet.

Types of Animals Question Sheet

Types Of Animals Question Sheet
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This question sheet accompanies this page: Types of Animals. It covers invertebrates and vertebrates and introduces several different animal groups. It serves as a good introduction to animal classification for older pre-teens.

Rainforest Animals Question Sheets

Rainforest Animals Question Sheet 1

rainforest animals printable worksheet free pdf download
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Rainforest Animals Question Sheet 2

rainforest animals printable worksheet free pdf download
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The above worksheets can be used with this page: Rainforest Animals. The answers to all of the questions can be found either on the page, or on other pages (on this website) that are linked to from the main rainforest animals page.

(We also publish two self-contained worksheet packs: Rainforest Explorer and Rainforest Animals. Find out more here: Rainforest Worksheets.)

Desert Animals Question Sheet

Desert animals worksheet
Ocean animals worksheet: click image to download.

Click here or on the image above to download and print a free desert animals question sheet for use with this page: Desert Animals.

Ocean Animals Question Sheet

Ocean animals worksheet
Ocean animals worksheet: click image to download.

Click here or on the image above to download and print a free ocean animals question sheet for use with this page: Ocean Animals.

Amphibians Question Sheet

free printable amphibians worksheet
Click on the image above to view & download your FREE worksheet. Answers to all of the questions can be found on this page.

Click on the image above to download and print a free amphibians question sheet for use with this page: Amphibians: The Ultimate Guide. You can download an answer sheet here.

Beluga Whale Question Sheet

beluga whale printable question sheet
Click on the image above to view & download your FREE worksheet.

Click here or on the image above to download and print a free beluga whale question sheet for use with this page: Beluga Whale Facts.

Reptiles Question Sheet

reptiles questions sheet pdf download
Click on the image above to view & download your FREE worksheet. Answers to all of the questions can be found on this page.

Click on the image above to download and print a free reptiles question sheet for use with this page Reptiles: The Ultimate Guide. You can download an answer sheet here.

Bears Question Sheet

free bears printable worksheet
Click on the image above to view & download your FREE worksheet. Answers to all of the questions can be found on this page.

Click here or on the image above to view & download a bears worksheet for use with this page: Bears: The Ultimate Guide. Download an answer sheet here.

Sea Turtles Worksheet

sea turtles printable worksheet
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Click here or on the image above to view & download a sea turtles worksheet for use with this page: Sea Turtles: The Ultimate Guide. Download an answer sheet here.

Solar Eclipse Worksheets

Download question sheets to accompany our Solar Eclipse 2017 and What Is A Solar Eclipse? articles.

Animal Worksheet

Animals Worksheet
Free printable animal worksheet. Click image to download.

Explore the animal kingdom with this free printable worksheet. Designed to be used with our Animals: The Ultimate Guide page.

Animal Classification Worksheet

Animal Classification Worksheet
Free printable animal classification worksheet. Click image to download.

Discover incredible facts about animal classification. This worksheet is designed to be used with our Animal Classification page.

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Worksheet

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Worksheet
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Worksheet: Click image to download.

The rusty patched bumblebee is the first bee to be classified as Endangered in mainland USA. Learn about this species with our free worksheet.

Dingo Dan Animal Worksheets

Dingo Dan is an intrepid explorer, animal expert, and television personality. He travels the world studying animals and making films about their lives and habitats.

Prove that you’ve got what it takes to be an animal expert like Dingo Dan!

Use your research skills to answer the questions on the worksheet. You’ll find most of the information you need on the relevant Active Wild page – but sometimes you’ll need to dig a bit deeper by following the links to particular animals!

(Answers to all worksheets can be found at the bottom of this page.)

Dingo Dan Arctic Animals Worksheet

Arctic Animals Free Printable Worksheet

Dingo Dan Antarctic Animals Worksheet

Antarctic Animals Free Printable Worksheet

Dingo Dan African Animals Worksheet

african animals free printable worksheet

Dingo Dan Australian Animals Worksheet

Australian Animals Free Printable Worksheet

Online Zoo Worksheets

online zoo worksheets

Learn more about the animals in the Active Wild Online Zoo with these free printable worksheets.

Online Zoo Worksheet: Birds

Online Zoo Worksheet Birds

Online Zoo Worksheet: Mammals (Carnivora)

Online Zoo Worksheet Mammals Carnivora

Online Zoo Worksheet: Mammals (Marsupials & Monotremes)

Online Zoo Worksheet Mammals Marsupials & Monotremes

Online Zoo Worksheet: Reptiles

Online Zoo Worksheet Reptiles

Using Active Wild Printable Worksheets

Our free printable worksheets are aimed at children aged 8 and above, but can be used with younger children if there is an adult on hand to help with some of the longer words and concepts.

Older children with an interest in natural history may be able to work through the sheets without referring to the website, or by using alternative means of research.

How To Download And Print The Worksheets

Our free printable worksheets are supplied as pdf files that can be read on any computer with pdf reader software installed (most computers have this as standard).

To download a worksheet, simply click on the link. Depending on your computer the worksheet will either download automatically, or you’ll get a choice either to download or to open it.

Unless you specify where you want the file to be downloaded to, it will usually end up in your ‘downloads’ folder.

Navigate to your downloads folder (or the location you specified when downloading), and click on the file name / icon to open the worksheet.

Most pdf software has a ‘Print’ option under the ‘File’ menu, which is usually one of the options at the very top of the screen.

Using Active Wild Free Printable Worksheets

Teachers and parents are free to print off these worksheets for the use of their own students / children. These worksheets may not be used for commercial purposes, distributed electronically, or re-published in any way, without prior permission from the copyright holder. If you have any questions or problems regarding the use of our worksheets then please feel free to contact us.

Worksheet Answers

Animals Worksheet Answers

  1. A
  2. B
  3. A
  4. B, E, I & J
  5. A
  6. B
  7. A
  8. A
  9. B
  10. C
  11. C
  12. C
  13. A
  14. B
  15. C
  16. C
  17. C

Animal Classification Worksheet Answers

  1. B
  2. B
  3. C
  4. B
  5. A
  6. B
  7. C
  8. A
  9. B
  10. A
  11. B
  12. A
  13. A
  14. C
  15. A, B & C
  16. Red eyed tree frog: Domain = Eukarya, Class = Amphibia; Common Octopus: Phylum = Mollusca, Family = Octopodidae; Human: Kingdom = Animalia, Species = Homo sapiens.

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Worksheet Answers

  1. A
  2. B
  3. A
  4. C
  5. A
  6. From top to bottom of insect: Head, Thorax, Abdomen
  7. B
  8. C
  9. B
  10. A
  11. B
  12. A
  13. A
  14. Queen bees = Establish colonies and lay eggs, Worker bees = Forage for food for the colony’s larvae once the colony is established, Drones = play no part in building the nest or feeding the young

Dingo Dan Rainforest Animals Worksheet Answers

  1. C
  2. A
  3. B
  4. A
  5. C
  6. A
  7. A
  8. B
  9. A
  10. A
  11. A
  12. C
  13. C
  14. B
  15. C

Dingo Dan Arctic Animals Worksheet Answers

  1. C
  2. B
  3. A
  4. B
  5. A
  6. B
  7. A
  8. A
  9. B
  10. C
  11. B
  12. A
  13. B
  14. A
  15. C

Dingo Dan Antarctic Animals Worksheet Answers

  1. A
  2. C
  3. B
  4. B
  5. C
  6. A
  7. C
  8. A
  9. B
  10. C
  11. B
  12. C
  13. A
  14. A
  15. C

Dingo Dan African Animals Worksheet Answers

  1. A
  2. C
  3. B
  4. A
  5. A
  6. B
  7. A
  8. B
  9. A
  10. C
  11. A
  12. B
  13. A
  14. C
  15. A

Dingo Dan Australian Animals Worksheet Answers

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. B
  5. B
  6. A
  7. C
  8. A
  9. B
  10. A
  11. B
  12. C
  13. C
  14. B
  15. A

Online Zoo: Birds – Answers

  1. C
  2. C
  3. A
  4. B
  5. C
  6. A
  7. B
  8. A
  9. C
  10. A
  11. C
  12. C
  13. B
  14. A
  15. C

Online Zoo: Mammals (Carnivora) – Answers

  1. A
  2. B
  3. A
  4. C
  5. B
  6. C
  7. A
  8. B
  9. B
  10. C
  11. C
  12. B
  13. B
  14. A
  15. A

Online Zoo: Mammals (Marsupials & Monotremes) – Answers

  1. A
  2. C
  3. C
  4. B
  5. A
  6. C
  7. A
  8. C
  9. C
  10. B
  11. C
  12. A
  13. B
  14. A
  15. C

Online Zoo: Reptiles – Answers

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. B
  5. B
  6. A
  7. A
  8. B
  9. C
  10. C
  11. B
  12. B
  13. A
  14. C
  15. B