Packs, Prides and Troops: teacher key

Animal Families, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Wolves live in packs, lions in prides and gorillas in troops. Find out who is in each animal family and who helps with the young.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is a group of meerkats called?
   • A pack
   • A troop
   • A mob (answer)
2. Who helps take care of wolf pups?
   • Only the mother
   • All the wolves (answer)
   • Nobody
3. What do dad penguins keep warm and safe?
   • The egg (answer)
   • A pup
   • A cub
4. Which animal usually lives alone?
   • A wolf
   • A meerkat
   • A tiger (answer)
5. Who leads a gorilla troop?
   • A polar bear
   • The silverback (answer)
   • A penguin
6. What does herd mean in this book?
   • A group of elephants (answer)
   • A baby bear
   • A penguin egg

Words

• silverback: big male gorilla
• troop: gorilla group
• herd: elephant group
• mobs: meerkat groups