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Insect Vocabulary Exploration
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Insect Vocabulary Exploration
Help Mere and Manaia, who are preparing an insect information display at a vet clinic. Read each clue carefully, then use precise insect words to solve the tasks.
Decode the clues
Use the information and vocabulary in each question. Remember: insects have six legs and three main body sections: head, thorax and abdomen.
1.Mere spots a butterfly, an ant and a spider near the clinic entrance. Which animals are insects? Choose all that apply.
- Butterfly
- Ant
- Spider
2.An insect’s body has three main sections. Write their names in order, from front to back.
3.Match each insect word to its meaning.
- antennae
- thorax
- abdomen
- Middle body section where the legs attach
- Rear body section
- Feelers on an insect’s head
4.Complete the sentence with the best vocabulary word: A butterfly moves through the air by beating its .
5.Manaia watches a caterpillar move slowly along a leaf. Which verb best describes its movement: flutter, crawl or hover?
- flutter
- crawl
- hover
Choose precise words
Think about what each word means before you use it in a sentence.
6.True or false? A spider is an insect because it has legs.
TrueFalse
7.The word bank is: flutter, antennae, beetle, thorax. Which word names a kind of insect?
8.Choose flutter or crawl to complete each sentence: (a) The moth’s wings as it flies. (b) The caterpillar will along the stem.
9.Write one sentence describing an insect you know. Include one body-part word and one movement word from this sheet.
10.Mere wants to explain why a beetle is an insect. Write two clues that would help someone identify it as an insect.
11. Draw an insect in the box. Label its head, thorax, abdomen and antennae. Add one sentence underneath describing how it moves.
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