The Snake That Is Not Black: teacher key

Black Mambas, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. Meet a snake that is not black. It has a blue-black mouth and it can go fast for a short way.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is a mamba?
   • A snake (answer)
   • A fish
   • A bus
2. Where is it?
   • In Africa (answer)
   • In a cup
   • In a bed
3. What color is its mouth?
   • Pink
   • Blue-black (answer)
   • Red
4. What can it eat?
   • A rat (answer)
   • A rock
   • A hat
5. How fast can it go?
   • 12 mph (answer)
   • 1 mph
   • 90 mph
6. A mom mamba has eggs. What will come from them?
   • Baby mambas (answer)
   • Kites
   • Cars

Words

• mamba: a snake
• Africa: a big land