The document is a fill-in-the-blank activity that tests understanding of why different animals can or cannot perform certain actions based on their physical attributes and abilities. It provides 20 statements about animals and 3 potential reasons for each, and asks the reader to choose the correct reason for each statement. The reasons relate to whether the animal has or lacks certain body parts like hands, wings, eyes, etc. or other attributes that would enable or prevent the given action.

1. Fill in can or can’t. Choose all the correct answers.
Explain why the others are wrong or silly.
1. A bear can´t use a
computer, because …
a. It hasn’t got a brain.
b. It hasn’t got hands.
c. It hasn’t got eyes.
2. A crab can _ play in
the sand, because…
a. It has got legs.
b. It has got 10 fingers.
c. It has got a big
mouth.
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5. A bear can´t look at
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a. it has got glasses
b. it is an animal
c. it hasn’t got arms
8. A frog can jump,
because…
a. it hasn’tgot arms
b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got big
eyes
9. Bears _can´t_read in
bed, because…
a. he doesn’t know the
alphabet
b. bears don’tread
c. bears don’t sleep in beds
10. Frogs can´t write,
because
a. they haven’tgotpencils
b. they can’tread
c. only people can write
11. Dogs can´t cut the
grass, because
a. they haven’tgoteyes
b. their arms are too short
c. they are afraid
13. Cats _can play with a
ball, because
a. they have got ears
b. they have got paws
c. they have got tails
14. A snowman
can´t_smile,because…
a. it isn’t a real man
b. it hasn’t got teeth
c. it is made of snow
15. A panda can eat
bamboo, because
a. it has got teeth
b. it has got legs
c. it likes bamboo
16. A dog _can _ take a
bubble bath, because
a. it hasn’t got a bathtub
b. it hasn’t got soap
c. dogs like to be clean
17. A bee can fly,
because…
a. it hasn’t got a tail
b. it has got wings
c. it has got big eyes
18. A dog _can´t fly a kite,
because
a. it hasn’t got a kite
b. it has got long ears
c. it hasn’t got hands
19. A grasshopper can
jump far, because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got strong legs
c. it has got antennas
7. A cloud can´t_hold
an umbrella, because
a. it has got hands
b. it hasn’t got hands
c. a cloud is not a
person
6. A butterfly can _ fly,
because…
a. it has got wings
b. it has got ears
c. it has got feathers
20. A dog can sleep on a
rug, because
a. it likes to sleep
b. it can lie down
c. it has got short legs
12. A mosquito can bite
people, because
a. it has got a stinger
b. it has got 6 legs
c. it has got wings
3. A bear can´t carry
birthday presents, because…
a. Bears haven’tgot
money.
b. Bears don’tgo to
birthday parties.
c. They haven’tgot
arms.
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