Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1 a newborn
2 a tusk
3 to be sunburnt
4 to be pregnant
5 an elephant's trunk
6 eyelashes

a. a very long, large tooth that sticks out of the mouth of an animal
b. a recently born child or animal
c. hairs that grow along the top of an eyelid
d. an elephant's nose
e. when you have spent too long out in the sun so your skin is sore and red
f. to be going to have a baby



There are three types of elephants in the world.
True False
Female Asian elephants don't have trunks.
True False
A newborn elephant weighs about the same as thirty human babies.
True False
Elephants don't have eyelashes.
True False
Adult elephants can't jump!
True False
The trunk of an elephant has more muscles than the whole human body put together.
True False
Elephants use sand or mud to stop getting sunburnt.
True False
A female elephant is pregnant for more than two years.
True False