The Bone Breaker: teacher key

Bearded Vultures, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. A bearded vulture is a big bird of the mountains that eats mostly bones. It lives in the mountains of Europe, Asia and Africa and drops big bones onto rocks.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How far do a bearded vulture's wings spread from tip to tip?
   • 91 to 111 centimeters
   • 231 to 283 centimeters (answer)
   • 94 to 125 centimeters
2. About how much does an adult weigh?
   • 4.5 to 7 kilograms (answer)
   • 45 to 70 kilograms
   • 0.5 to 1 kilogram
3. What does a bearded vulture do with a bone that is too big to swallow?
   • Digs it in
   • Carries it to a nest
   • Drops it onto rocks (answer)
4. What does Quebrantahuesos mean?
   • Lamb vulture
   • Bone breaker (answer)
   • Sky glider
5. Chicks cannot digest bone. What do parents bring them first?
   • Fresh meat (answer)
   • Sticks
   • Rags

Words

• digest: break down food
• acid: strong liquid
• ledge: rock shelf
• bald: with no feathers