Dogs That Hunt Together: teacher key

African Wild Dogs, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. African wild dogs live in packs and hunt together. Find out when they hunt, what they eat and how the pack looks after its pups.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. When do wild dogs hunt most?
   • At noon
   • In the early morning and around dusk (answer)
   • Only at midnight
2. What do the big ears of a wild dog help it do?
   • Stay cool (answer)
   • Swim
   • Climb
3. What do wild dogs mainly eat?
   • Fruit
   • Antelope (answer)
   • Fish
4. Who helps feed the pups?
   • Nobody
   • Only the mother
   • The whole pack (answer)
5. Which page says wild dogs hunt mostly in the early morning?
   • The page about dusk (answer)
   • The page about ears
   • The page about the den
6. In the page about dusk, what does dusk mean?
   • Early morning
   • Just before dark (answer)
   • Hot weather

Words

• pack: dog group
• dusk: before dark
• antelope: gazelles, impalas
• den: pup home