A C T I V I T Y BOOK - Queensland Government

Activity Book 18 — June 2005 4Catrina Cat says, “I’ve written some notes to help you and yourfamily or class to decide if you are ready to get an animal of yourown.But my printer has been playing up again and some words havefallen to the bottom of the page!Can you write them in the correct spaces for me please?”1.____________ you get an 2.____________ you need to be quite sure you can3.____________ for her or him 4.____________.For 5.____________, you need to 6.____________ what kind of special place that animalneeds to 7.____________ in and what special 8.____________ he needs.If you can’t give one kind of animal the space she 9._____________ you could maybeget a 10.____________ kind of animal. A dog needs less 11.____________ than a12.____________ and a 13.____________ needs less space than a dog.If you can’t give any animal that you’d like to have the 14.____________ place andthings they need, then 15.____________ don’t get that animal now.I don’t need nearlyas much space as ahorse in my specialplace!animal, before, care, different, horse, instance, know, live, mouse, needs, please,properly, space, special, things.Animal Welfare Unitwww.dpi.qld.gov.au/animalwelfare

Activity Book 18 — June 2005 7Patrick Parrot says, “Look carefully at the letters inthe sentences below and see if you can underline animals’names.There is at least one in each sentence.I’ve done the first one for you.The pictures are clues for some of the answers.1. You can’t keep igloos in a hot place.2. I’d rather have one ice-cream than two chocolate biscuits.3. Please allow the little kids to have a turn.4. How long will your homework take?5. It’s dangerous to wear slippy thongs when you ride your skate board.6. Put your left hand over your right eye.7. You can eat great stuff in Chinese restaurants.Animal Welfare Unitwww.dpi.qld.gov.au/animalwelfare

Activity Book 18 — June 2005 8Fiona Fish says, “Each of my 3 Smile Clan friends has chosen anumber between 1 and 10.Look at the sums below and see if you can work out what theirnumbers are and then fill in the answer in line 4.1. + + + = 212. + + + = 183. + + + = 254. + + + =ANSWERS:PAGE 1—Sheena’s numbers are 3 and 8.PAGE 2—Maggie’s answers are: 1. Hamish; 2. into the paddock; 3. 1 bird; 4. yes; 5. running; 6. yes; 7. 5 birds.PAGE 3—Dougal’s letter F animals are: flying fox, flamingo, fox, Fiona Fish, fly, frog, fiddler crab, frilled necklizard, flea.PAGE 4—Catrina’s answers are: 1. before; 2. animal; 3. care; 4. properly; 5. instance; 6. know; 7. live; 8. things;9. needs; 10. different; 11. space; 12. horse; 13. mouse; 14. special; 15. please.PAGE 7—Patrick’s answers are: 1. pig; 2. rat and ant; 3. seal; 4. owl; 5. python and skate; 6. dove; 7. finch.PAGE 8—Fiona’s answers are: Catrina Cat is 2, Dougal Dog is 5 and Maggie Mouse is 9. The answer to line 4is 28.Catrina Patrick Fiona Sheena Maggie Cuthbert Hamish Dougalis a Queensland Government initiative to help primary age children and their adults to learn about Duty of Care to animals, animalwelfare, animal behaviour and animals in general. The Smile program is based on Activity Books which can be downloaded fromwww.dpi.qld.gov.au/animalwelfare. Information in this publication is provided as general advice only. The Department of PrimaryIndustries and Fisheries, Queensland, has taken all reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication. This publicationis reviewed annually. Date: June, 2005 © The State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2005.Animal Welfare Unitwww.dpi.qld.gov.au/animalwelfare