A Fish With Big Teeth: teacher key

Barracudas, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Meet the great barracuda. See its long body, big eyes and sharp teeth, and learn how it waits for fish to swim by.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What shape is the barracuda's body?
   • Long and slim (answer)
   • Short and round
   • Flat and wide
2. What color is it on top?
   • White
   • Dark (answer)
   • Red
3. What does it mostly eat?
   • Grass
   • Bread
   • Fish (answer)
4. A barracuda hunts by ambush. What does it do?
   • It waits, then surprises the fish (answer)
   • It sleeps all day
   • It builds a nest
5. What does ambush mean here: it hunts by ambush?
   • Sing a song
   • Wait and surprise (answer)
   • Run on land

Words

• ambush: wait and surprise
• torpedo: long round shape
• squid: sea animal