River Sharks: teacher key

Bull Sharks, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. A bull shark swims up rivers as well as in the sea. Read where it lives, how pups grow up and what it eats.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where does a bull shark live?
   • In shallow water near the coast (answer)
   • Only in deep caves
   • On dry land
2. How many pups can a mother bull shark have at a time?
   • Exactly 50
   • Between 1 and 13 (answer)
   • None
3. Where do young bull sharks often grow up?
   • In the sky
   • On a farm
   • In river mouths and bays (answer)
4. Which bull sharks are bigger?
   • Female ones (answer)
   • Male ones
   • They are the same
5. A bull shark usually hunts alone. What does that tell you?
   • It never eats
   • It does not hunt in a group (answer)
   • It lives on land

Words

• pup: a baby shark
• female: a girl animal
• shallow: not deep