How Do Birds Hatch From Eggs?

10/10/2020 2:48:00 PM

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Do you know?

  • Birds are warm-blooded animals.
  • There are 10,000 species of bird.

Let's learn more about this animal in the following passage!

FACT: Baby birds need a special diet.


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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What do mother birds do to keep their eggs warm?
  • Which special thing do baby birds use to crack their eggs?

What do mother birds do to keep their eggs warm?

  • sit on the eggs
  • fly around the nest
  • stand near the eggs

Which special thing do baby birds use to crack their eggs? 

  • a sharp claw
  • an egg foot
  • an egg tooth

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

How birds hatch from eggs

Mother birds eggs. The eggs must stay warm. They stay in the . It is cozy. The mother sits on the eggs to keep them warm. They must stay warm to grow.

The baby bird grows inside the egg. The egg must be turned. Turning the egg keeps it warm all over.

Baby birds have an egg tooth. It's on their . The egg tooth helps baby birds their eggs. It takes time for the baby bird to break through its .

The bird breaks out. Hello, Mama! The bird stays in the nest. It grows . It learns to fly. , it can leave the nest. Hello, world!

Read and answer the following questions.

How Do Birds Hatch From Eggs?
Written by Heather Parra

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Mother birds lay eggs. The eggs must stay warm. They stay in the nest. It is cozy. The mother sits on the eggs to keep them warm. They must stay warm to grow.

The baby bird grows inside the egg. The egg must be turned. Turning the egg keeps it warm all over.

Baby birds have an egg tooth. It's on their beaks. The egg tooth helps baby birds crack their eggs. It takes time for the baby bird to break through its shell.

The bird breaks out. Hello, Mama! The bird stays in the nest. It grows feathers. It learns to fly. Finally, it can leave the nest. Hello, world!

Why does the egg need to be turned?

  • To help the egg stay round
  • To keep the egg warm on all sides
  • To make the nest warm for the mama bird
  • To clean off any dust or dirt

How does the egg tooth help the baby bird?

  • The egg tooth helps fight off dangerous animals.
  • The wood on the tree is too hard to peck without it.
  • It is difficult to crack the eggshell without it.
  • The baby bird uses it to chew food.

According to the passage, what is true about a newborn baby bird?

  • A newborn baby bird has no feathers.
  • A newborn baby bird is always brown.
  • A newborn baby bird drinks milk.
  • A newborn baby bird can fly.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Baby birds have an egg tooth. It's on their .
  2. Mother birds eggs.
  3. The bird stays in the nest. It grows .
  4. The egg tooth helps baby birds their eggs.
  5. The eggs must stay warm. They stay in the .
  6. , it can leave the nest.
  7. It takes time for the baby bird to break through its .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The mother bird flies back to the to feed her young.
  2. The cuckoo its eggs in other birds' nests.
  3. We got home at midnight.
  4. Brazil nuts have very hard .
  5. The dish had quite badly.
  6. The bird has grey with a lighter collar.
  7. Birds use their to pick up food.