Names, Size and Kittens: teacher key

Cougars, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. A cougar goes by about 40 names and lives from Canada to Chile. See how big it is, how it hunts, and how its kittens grow up.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What are cougars called in Florida?
   • Florida panthers (answer)
   • Florida bears
   • Florida seals
2. About how many English names have been listed for the cougar?
   • Four
   • About 40 (answer)
   • About 400
3. How far can a cougar leap along the ground in a single bound?
   • About 4 feet
   • About 40 feet (answer)
   • About 400 feet
4. A cougar stalks its food quietly. Why would that help it?
   • It must get close to its prey before it ambushes (answer)
   • It must sing to its prey
   • It must run away from its prey
5. How many kittens can a mother cougar have in a litter?
   • One to six (answer)
   • Ten to twenty
   • Only two
6. What does prey mean?
   • Hunted animals (answer)
   • Loud sounds
   • A kind of tree

Words

• prey: hunted animals
• ambushes: springs out
• stalks: sneaks up
• litter: kittens born together
• catamount: a cougar
• habitats: homes in nature