Name:

Class:

Birds / The Mysterious Egg Worksheet 1

Read and match.
1

This bird has got red and

blue feathers. It lives in
trees. It eats fruit.

This bird has got brown

feathers. It lives in Africa.
It eats grass and lizards.

an ostrich
2

a parrot

This bird has got black

and white feathers. It
lives in a nest. It eats fish.

This bird has got red, black

and white feathers. It lives
in trees. It eats insects.

a woodpecker
4

a stork

Write.
1

an owl
2

This bird has got brown and white

feathers. It lives
.
It eats
.
This bird
.

Ph

a puffin

ot
o
co
pi

Mark Ormerod 2007. Published by Macmillan Publishers Limited.

ab

www.macmillanyounglearners.com

le

Name:
Class:

Birds / The Mysterious Egg Worksheet 2

Who does it in the story? Write the names.

the robber

Vicky

The robber

the zoo
keeper

Dad

the mother
flamingo

Bobby

steals a flamingos egg from the zoo.

finds the egg in the park.

puts the egg in a box.

sees the mother flamingo in the newspaper.

puts the egg in the flamingos nest.

sits on the egg.

Choose and write 4 sentences about the picture.

Dad hasnt got a book.
Its 10 oclock.
The egg is in the box.
Bobby is wearing glasses.

Dad has got a book.

Its 5 oclock.
The egg is behind the box.
Bobby is wearing a scarf.

1 _____________________________.
2 _____________________________.
3 _____________________________.

ot

www.macmillanyounglearners.com

Ph

Mark Ormerod 2007. Published by Macmillan Publishers Limited.

co

pi

ab

le

4 _____________________________.

Answer Key
Birds / The Mysterious Egg
Worksheet 1
Read and match.
1b, 2a, 3d, 4c
Write.
This bird has got brown and white feathers. It lives
in trees. It eats meat.
This bird has got black and white feathers. It lives
on rocks by the sea. It eats fish.

Worksheet 2
Who does it in the story? Write the names.
1 The robber steals a flamingos egg from the zoo.
2 Vicky finds the egg in the park.
3 Dad puts the egg in a box.
4 Bobby sees the mother flamingo in the
newspaper.
5 The zoo keeper puts the egg in the flamingos
nest.
6 The mother flamingo sits on the egg.
Choose and write 4 sentences about the picture.
1 Dad has got a book.
2 Its 5 oclock.
3 The egg is in the box.
4 Bobby is wearing glasses.

Find Out! 3

www.macmillanyounglearners.com