Pack of Big Ears: teacher key

African Wild Dogs, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Wild dogs live in packs and hunt as a team. See their ears, their coats and how the whole pack cares for the pups.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What kind of ears does a wild dog have?
   • Big, round ears (answer)
   • Tiny ears
   • Long, floppy ears
2. How many dogs are in a pack?
   • About 2
   • About 7 to 15 (answer)
   • About 100
3. What do wild dogs mainly eat?
   • Grass
   • Fish
   • Antelope (answer)
4. Who helps feed the pups?
   • The whole pack (answer)
   • Only one dog
   • Nobody
5. A pack hunts as a team. What does that tell you?
   • The dogs hunt alone
   • The dogs hunt together (answer)
   • The dogs do not hunt

Words

• pack: dog group
• pups: baby dogs
• den: a home