Dragons Told and Found: teacher key

Dragons and Mythical Creatures, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Real lizards, old stories and strange animals show where dragon tales came from.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How long can a Komodo dragon grow?
   • About 2 feet
   • About 10 feet (answer)
   • About 50 feet
2. What does Draco use to steer?
   • Its tongue
   • Its horn
   • Its tail (answer)
3. What did dragons bring in old Chinese stories?
   • Rain (answer)
   • Snow
   • Gold
4. What does the dragon dance use?
   • A real lizard
   • A horse
   • A long dragon puppet (answer)
5. What did sailors most likely see?
   • Mermaids
   • Manatees (answer)
   • Dragons
6. What is a narwhal's horn really?
   • A tooth (answer)
   • A bone
   • A shell

Words

• fossil: old bone
• endangered: not many left
• zodiac: 12 animals
• narwhal: a whale