The Mamba With a Blue-Black Mouth: teacher key

Black Mambas, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. A black mamba is not black. Find out where it lives, what it eats and how fast it can slither.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

Where does a black mamba live?
- In Africa (answer)
- In the snow
- Under the sea
What color is a black mamba's body?
- Black
- Gray or brown (answer)
- Red
What is blue-black?
- The inside of its mouth (answer)
- Its eggs
- Its tail
When are black mambas up?
- Only at night
- In the day (answer)
- Never
About how fast can a black mamba slither for a short way?
- 12 mph (answer)
- 1 mph
- 90 mph
A black mamba is up in the day. When would you look for one?
- In the day (answer)
- In the middle of the night
- Never