Condor of the High Mountains: teacher key

Andean Condors, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Andean condors live high in the mountains of South America. Find out how they glide, what they eat and how they raise one chick.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where do Andean condors live?
   • In the mountains of western South America (answer)
   • In the ocean
   • In North American cities
2. How does a condor find food?
   • By digging
   • By hearing music
   • By using its sharp eyesight (answer)
3. What does a condor eat?
   • Fruit
   • Animals that are already dead (answer)
   • Grass
4. Why is it good that condors eat dead animals?
   • It cuts down the spread of disease (answer)
   • It makes them fly faster
   • It makes their eggs bigger
5. What does glide mean in: it can glide a long way?
   • Fly without using much energy (answer)
   • Sleep in a nest
   • Lay an egg
6. How many chicks does a pair usually raise?
   • Three every year
   • Ten
   • One every other year (answer)

Words

• soars: glides high
• glide: fly without flapping
• disease: sickness
• comb: ridge on top