The Eagle-Owl at Night: teacher key

Eurasian Eagle-Owls, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the largest owls in the world. It is mostly active at night. It eats voles and rats, and its young hatch white and fluffy.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What color are an eagle-owl's eyes?
   • Orange (answer)
   • Green
   • Gray
2. Which is larger, the female or the male?
   • The male
   • The female (answer)
   • They are the same
3. Who sits on the eggs?
   • The male
   • The female (answer)
   • Neither one
4. Why can an eagle-owl fly quietly?
   • It flies very high
   • Its wings make very little noise (answer)
   • It is very small
5. What does roost mean here?
   • To rest (answer)
   • To hunt
   • To sing
6. When are eagle-owls mostly active?
   • At noon
   • In the morning
   • At night (answer)

Words

• roost: rest
• perch: a seat
• ledges: rock shelves
• cliff: high rock wall