Animals Behind Old Tales: teacher key

Dragons and Mythical Creatures, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Some old tales about strange animals may have started with real animals and old bones.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What did people find long ago?
   • A giant hat
   • Giant fossil bones (answer)
   • A giant shoe
2. What is a narwhal's horn?
   • A bone
   • A shell
   • A tooth (answer)
3. What did traders sell as unicorn horns?
   • Narwhal tusks (answer)
   • Cow horns
   • Sea shells
4. What animal were sailors most likely seeing?
   • Mermaids
   • Sharks
   • Manatees (answer)
5. What is a griffin's body like?
   • A fish's body
   • A lion's body (answer)
   • A snake's body
6. What is the largest lizard alive today?
   • Komodo dragon (answer)
   • Draco
   • Gecko

Words

• fossil: old bone
• narwhal: a whale
• griffin: made-up animal
• manatees: sea animal