CBSE Class 3 Science Animal Life MCQs

Question. Fish : gills :: Frog : ? 
(a) Skin
(b) Eyes
(c) Legs
(d) Ears
Answer: A
Explanation: Frogs breathe through their moist skin when in water and through lungs when on land.

Question. Earthworm live in soil and are generally seen crawling on the ground after____________. 
(a) rain
(b) drought
(c) snowfall
(d) none of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Earthworm live in soil and are generally seen crawling on the ground after rain.

Question. Which of the following animals feed on both plants and animals? 

(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and IV
Answer: B
Explanation: Pig and rat are the animals which feed on plants and animals both. The animals which eat both plants and animals are called omnivores. Giraffe (I) is a herbivore,
while lion (III) is a carnivore (which eat only animals).

Question. Which of the following animal is useful to us?
(a) Rhinoceros
(b) Giraffe
(c) Panther
(d) Camel
Answer: D
Explanation: Camel gives us milk and is used for transportation in desert.

Question. Ravi kept spider with three flies (as a food for spider) and a dish of water in a glass jar as shown below. However after 1 week, the spider died and flies were also not there in the jar. 

The spider died due to lack of
I. Air II. Water III. Food
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) I, II and III
Answer: A
Explanation: The spider died due to the lack of air. Those three flies are eaten by spider. So, spider has food and water but not air. The absence of air results in the death of
spider.

Question. Look at the table carefully 

Which of the following animals can be placed in place of X?
(a) Crow
(b) Camel
(c) Deer
(d) Cow
Answer: A
Explanation: Crow is an omnivorous bird.

Question. Which of the following animals has one horn?
(a) Rhinoceros
(b) Bison
(c) Antelope
(d) Cow
Answer: A
Explanation: Rhinoceros

Question. Which animal has a pair of visible, big teeth which are not meant for eating?
(a) Elephant
(b) Crocodile
(c) Nilgai
(d) Tiger
Answer: A
Explanation: Elephant have a pair of visible, big teeth which are not meant for eating. They are called tusks.

Question. Study the given flow chart of two animals, X and Y. 

Which of the following best represents X and Y respectively?
            X            Y
(a) Giraffe        Eel
(b) Bear         Shark
(c) Tiger        Cat
(d) Dolphin  Zebra
Answer: B
Explanation: Option (b) is the correct answer. A bear lives on land and shark have fins and tail.
In option (a), giraffe live on land, but It don’t have fins.
In option (c), tiger and cat both live on land.
In option (d), dolphin lives in water and zebra do not have fins.

Question. What is a food chain? 
(a) The relationship an animal has with everything around them
(b) A grocery store
(c) A group of bigger animals that eat smaller ones
(d) None of the above
Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following animals is NOT an insect?
(a) Butterfly
(b) Ant
(c) Spider
(d) Grasshopper
Answer: C
Explanation: Spider are arechinds not insects.

Question. The word “ Terrestrial” means
(a) Of the Earth
(b) Of the Sky
(c) Of the Water
(d) none of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Terrestrial means of the land.

Question. The animal in the given figure belongs to which category?

(a) Herbivore
(b) Carnivore
(c) Omnivore
(d) Producer
Answer: A
Explanation: Herbivores are those animals that eat plants. Horse is herbivorous as it eats grass.

Question. Which of the following animals does not give us wool? 

Answer: C
Explanation: Wool is a fibre obtained from the hair of some animals like sheep, goat and camel.
Snake does not give us wool

Question. These animals are kept by people for their fur, feathers, milk or meat or perhaps for transportation. They are ___
(a) domestic or farm animals
(b) pet animals
(c) wild Animals
(d) none of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Domestic or farm animals are kept by people for their fur, feathers, milk or meat or perhaps for transportation.

Question. Choose the correct option. 


Answer: D
Explanation: koala and monkey both are arboreal animals. 

Question. Study the diagram given below very carefully. 

Based on the above diagram, identify how the animals in group A similar to the animals in group B?
(a) They are small in size
(b) They have wings and can fly from one place to another place
(c) They live in the same habitat
(d) All are correct 
Answer: B
Explanation: All the animals in both groups have wings and can fly from one place to another place. Their habitats are different.

Question. Which of the following best completes the given food chain? 

(a) earthworm
(b) rabbit
(c) frog
(d) snake
Answer: D
Explanation: snake

Question. Which of the following animals chews cud?
(a) Ducks
(b) Monkeys
(c) Cows
(d) Snakes
Answer: C

Question. A bird is different from a rabbit because a bird __________.
(a) can grow
(b) can move
(c) has feathers
(d) needs air
Answer: C
Explanation: has feathers

Question. Study the following chart : 

The arrow means “is eaten by”. Which of the following animals can X be?
(a) Frog
(b) Eagle
(c) Goat
(d) Snake
Answer: C

Question. Chameleon is a lizard that can change its _____ according to the surrounding to protect themselves from enemies. 

(a) skin
(b) tail
(c) colour
(d) teeth
Answer: C
Explanation: Chameleon is a lizard that can change their colour according to the surrounding to protect themselves from enemies.

Question. Fill the blank with correct option 

(a) Parasite
(b) Eyesight
(c) Website
(d) None of these
Answer: A
Explanation: Parasite

Question. How many names of herbivores and omnivores are respectively hidden in the given word grid? (You may check from top to bottom, from left to right and crossways to find words.)
(a) 5, 6
(b) 4, 3
(c) 6, 2
(d) 3, 5
Answer: A
Explanation: There are five herbivores viz. ox, deer, elephant, goat and cow and there are six omnivores viz. fox, bear, cat, rat, crow and ant in the given word grid :

Question. Fill in the blanks to show what the different groups of animals eat. 

           A               B                  C
(a) plants, plants & animals animals
(b) animals, plants, plants & animals
(c) plants, animals, plants & animals both
(d) plants, plants, animals.
Answer: C
Explanation: plants, animals, plants and animals both

Question. Some of them live inside or on the bodies of other animals and obtain their food from them. Parasites cause great loss to the life of their_____. 
(a) ghost
(b) most
(c) host
(d) dost
Answer: A
Explanation: Some of them live inside or on the bodies of other animals and obtain their food from them. Parasites cause great loss to the life of their host.

Question. Consider the following statements:
Statement A: Reptiles have scales on their bodies
Statement B: Reptiles are cold blooded vertebrates
Which one of the following statement is correct?
(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) Both A & B
(d) None of these
Answer: C
Explanation: Both the statements are correct.

Question. Which of the following is the largest group of animals?
(a) Birds
(b) Insects
(c) Reptiles
(d) Mammals
Answer: B
Explanation: Insects are the largest group of animals.

Question. Which of the following is not an example of the basic adaptation that helps creatures survive? 
(a) colour of a bird’s beak
(b) colour of the fur
(c) the thickness or thinness of the fur
(d) the shape of the nose or ears
Answer: A
Explanation: It’s not colour of the beak, its shape of the beak.

Question. Read the clues and write the names of these animals _________.
I. It has a long stick tongue _________. II. It swallows soil _________.
III. It sucks blood _________. IV. It carries load for us _______.
Choose the correct options.
(a) Butterfly, rat, leech, camel
(b) Snake, rabbit, mosquito, horse
(c) Frog, earthworm, mosquito, donkey
(d) Butterfly, earthworm, leech, camel
Answer: C
Explanation: I. Frog has a long stick tongue.
II. Earthworm swallows soil.
III. Mosquito sucks blood.
IV. Donkey carries load for us.

Question. Animals that have been trained to live with people are said to be ––––––. 
(a) Wild
(b) Tamed
(c) Carnivore
(d) Omnivore
Answer: B 

Question. Kangaroos and Koalas have special _________ on their stomach and back respectively.
(a) pouch
(b) couch
(c) box
(d) stand
Answer: A
Explanation: Kangaroos and Koalas have special pouches on their stomach and back respectively.

Read the passage given below and then choose the correct option These animals live and dwell in trees. These species consider trees to be their home base, and find shelter, food and protection from the branches. Some important features are opposable thumbs that allow them to grasp onto branches and forward facing eyes to give them an in depth perception.

Question. Which animal we are talking about?
(a) Terrestrial animal
(b) Aerial animal
(c) Arboreal animal
(d) Aquatic animal
Answer: C
Explanation: Arboreal animal

Question. Which one of the following animals live on trees.
(a) Elephant
(b) Camel
(c) Whale
(d) Monkey
Answer: D

Question. Identify the animals from the given pictures of their skin and select the correct option. 

(a) 1–Zebra, 3–Giraffe
(b) 2–Bear, 3–Squirrel
(c) 2–Zebra, 4–Squirrel
(d) 1–Bear, 4–Giraffe
Answer: C

Question. Which of the following animal is not kept in the zoo?
(a) Jackal
(b) Wolf
(c) Hyena
(d) Dog
Answer: D
Explanation: Dog is a pet animal. It is not kept in the zoo.

Question. Look at the animals shown below and select the one that does not belong to the group. 

Answer: C
Explanation: Fish is an aquatic animal rest are terrestrial animals. 

Question. Match the following 

     A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 3 1 2
Answer: A

Question. Consider the following statements: 
Statement 1. Some reptiles do not have legs to walk.
Statement 2. Some reptiles have legs to walk.
Which one of the following is correct about the above statement?
(a) Statement 1 is true and 2 is false
(b) Statement 1 is false and 2 is true
(c) Both statements 1 and 2 are false
(d) Both statements 1 and 2 are true
Answer: D
Explanation: Both statements 1 and 2 are true.

Question. Find the odd one out 

Answer: D
Explanation: frog is an amphibian, rest all are aquatic.

Question. Which of the given pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Milk-Cow
(b) Silk-Silk worm
(c) Honey-Honey bee
(d) Wool-Hen
Answer: D
Explanation: We get wool from sheep. Hens give us eggs and meat.

Question. Animals like crab, starfish, prawn and lobsters have hard _____ all around their body. They have more than two ______ instead of ____.
(a) fins, shells, legs
(b) shells, legs, fins
(c) fins, shells, legs
(d) legs, fins, shells
Answer: B
Explanation: Animals like crab, starfish, prawn and lobsters have hard shells all around their body. They have more than two legs instead of fins.

Question. From the following list of animals, count the number of omnivores :
Squirrel, Chicken, Rabbit, Monkey, Lion, Elephant, Zebra, Crow, Cheetah, Deer, Tiger, Pig, Donkey, Gorilla, Goat, Woodpecker, Leopard, Wolf, Buffalo, Giraffe, Bear, Kangaroo, Chimpanzee, Wild dog, Human
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 8
(d) 7
Answer: D

Directions : Based on the poem below choose the best option.
Question. We are the creatures 
Who has got special feature
Our bones are light and hollow
Sky is the limit to follow.
Who am I?
(a) Terrestrial Animals
(b) Aerial Animals
(c) Aquatic Animals
(d) Amphibians
Answer: B
Explanation: Their bones are light and hollow to make their movement easy in the air. They fly with the help of wings. They are Aerial animals.

Question. In the list of animal given in the above question, count the number of herbivores.
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Answer: A

Question. What helps birds fly?
(a) Streamlined body
(b) Light and hollow bones
(c) Feather & wings
(d) All of the above
Answer: D
Explanation: all of the above

Question. Which family of animals does a wolf belong to? 
(a) Dog
(b) Cat
(c) Deer
(d) Rat
Answer: A
Explanation: Dog

Question. A fox grows thicker fur as season changes. This adaptation helps the fox to _____
(a) find food
(b) keep warmer
(c) grow stronger
(d) None of these
Answer: B
Explanation: A fox grows thicker fur as season changes, to keep itself warm.

Question. Butter, cheese, curd are ________.
(a) plant products
(b) animal products
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above
Answer: B

Question. Which of the following animals can you find in this word grid?
A. The tallest land animal B. The fastest running land animal C. The largest land animal D. The largest animal on earth
(a) A and C
(b) C only
(c) A and D
(d) B, C and D
Answer: B
Explanation: The largest land animal is elephant that can be found in the word grid. Cheetah (fastest running land animal), giraffe (tallest land animal), and blue whale (largest
animal on Earth), cannot be found in this grid.

Question. Omnivorous animals are those which eat ________.
(a) only animals
(b) only plants
(c) both plants and animals
(d) neither plants nor animals
Answer: C
Explanation: Omnivorous animals eat both plants and animals.

Question. Mark the correct option
1. Polar bear have thick layer of fat inside their skin and fur to provide coolness to the body.
2. Jellyfish use tentacles to move around. They flex their tentacles to push themselves forward.
3. An elephant’s trunk is like a hand, it is used for bringing food into the mouth, drinking water, getting foliage from tall trees, etc.
4. Macaws mostly thrive on flesh. The hooked beaks are perfect for tearing flesh
(a) True, false, true false
(b) False. true, true, false
(c) False, true, false, true
(d) True, true, false, false
Answer: B
Explanation: Polar bear have thick layer of fat inside their skin and fur to provide warmth to the body. Macaws are herbivores.

Question. Lizard is an example of group X and frog is an example of group Y. What is the common feature of the animals of groups X and Y ? 
(a) All of them are herbivores
(b) All of them lay eggs
(c) None of them have four legs
(d) None of them can survive in water.
Answer: B

Question. Which one of the birds shown below CANNOT fly? 


Answer: C
Explanation: The penguin are the flightless birds.

Question. What do a bat and a hippopotamas have in common? 
(a) Both of them eat only meat
(b) Both of them lay eggs
(c) Both of them give birth to young ones
(d) Both of them live in water
Answer: C
Explanation: Both bat and hippopotamus give birth to young ones. 

Question. Select the correct headings for X and Y given in the following Venn diagram. 

Answer: A
Explanation: In the following Venn diagram, X is herbivore, e.g. rabbit, cow etc. While Y is carnivore, e.g. wolf, lion etc. Monkey is an example of omnivore (herbivore as well as carnivore).

Question. Which animals given in the table have been classified INCORRECTLY? 

(a) Ant and Eel
(b) Dolphin and Eel
(c) Donkey and Bat
(d) Dolphin and Bat
Answer: D
Explanation: Dolphin and Bat are mammals. 

Question. Which of the following is the correct order of the figures to show the life cycle of a frog?

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 4,3, 1
(c) 2, 3,4, 1
(d) 4, 3, 2,1
Answer: B
Explanation: Life cycle of frog-(egg-tadpole-metamorph-frog).

Question. Which animal is most closely related to the animals in the given figure? 

Answer: A
Explanation: Alligator, turtle, lizard and snake are reptiles.

Question. Which characteristic would best help a bear to survive a winter in Alaska?
(a) Big legs
(b) Black nose
(c) Thick fur
(d) Brown eyes
Answer: C
Explanation: Thick fur of bear would help it to bear cold in Alaska during winter.

Question. Choose the incorrect statement
(a) Herbivors are animals that mostly feed on grasses, leaves and grains.
(b) They have flat broad front teeth to cut the leaves and grasses.
(c) They chew the food with the help of strong back teeth.
(d) Some examples of herbivores are tiger, lion, leopard.
Answer: D
Explanation: Tiger, lion, leopard are carnivorous animals.

Question. Study the given food web and answer the following questions.

(a) How many animals eat both plants and animals?
(b) How many animals eat plants only?
(a) a-3, b-1
(b) a-1, b-2
(c) a-1, b-3
(d) a-2, b-1
Answer: B
Explanation: In the given food web, bear eats both plants and animals and thus is an omnivore.
Deer and fish eat plants only and thus are herbivores.

Question. The diagram below shows a fish and A, B, C and D are its body parts. 

The following table relates the mentioned body parts to their functions. Which one of the following is incorrect?
Body part Function
(a) A Use for respiration
(b) B Lays eggs for reproduction
(c) C Helps to swim
(d) D Helps it to propel forward
Answer: B
Explanation: The function of scales in the fish is to protect the body from infection and outer sources such as big fish, stones, hard surface etc.

Question. From the following, the fastest mammal is
(a) eagle
(b) cheetah
(c) leopard
(d) ostrich
Answer: B

Question. The given figures show two groups (‘M’ and ‘N’) of animals. Select the correct option regarding the categorization of the given group. 

                  M                N
(a) Wild animals Domestic animals
(b) Give us fibre Carry load
(c) Give us meat Give us leather
(d) Give us dung Give us milk
Answer: B
Explanation: The group ‘M’ animals are sheep and silkworm. They give us fibres. Sheep gives us wool and silkworm produces silk. The group ‘N’ animals are bullock and donkey. They carry load for us.

Question. Four school friends went on a jungle safari. Next day, they narrated what they saw in the jungle to their other friends. 

Which of the above four friends was/were lying ?
(a) Hari and Shaurya
(b) Shaurya and Varsha
(c) Varsha and Hiral
(d) Varsha only
Answer: B