The Patient Cat of the Brush: teacher key

Bobcats, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Find out how a bobcat hunts, where it lives and how it tells its tracks from a dog's. Learn how its kittens grow.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is a bobcat named for?
   • Its long ears
   • Its short tail (answer)
   • Its loud call
2. What do bobcat tracks look like?
   • Long, with claw marks
   • Shaped like a star
   • Round, with four toe pads and no claw marks (answer)
3. What does the word habitat mean in this book?
   • The kind of place where an animal lives (answer)
   • A cat's tail
   • A bobcat's call
4. How long do kittens drink their mother's milk?
   • About two days
   • About two months (answer)
   • About two years
5. Why can a bobcat live in so many places?
   • It lives only in forests
   • It never needs food
   • It can use a wide variety of habitats (answer)
6. When are bobcats mostly active?
   • Around dusk and dawn (answer)
   • Only at noon
   • Only in winter

Words

• habitat: animal's home place
• brushland: bushy land
• buff: light tan
• prey: food animals
• stalking: creeping closer