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Who Is Fast?: teacher key

The Fastest Animals, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Meet a cat, a bird, a deer and a tiny bug. Which one is quick?

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. Which is the fastest on land?
    • A snail
    • A cheetah (answer)
    • A log
  2. Which one is a bird?
    • A pronghorn
    • A cheetah
    • A peregrine falcon (answer)
  3. What does a falcon do to birds?
    • It dives on them (answer)
    • It sings to them
    • It sleeps on them
  4. Can an ostrich fly?
    • Yes
    • Only at night
    • No (answer)
  5. Where does a pronghorn live?
    • In the sea
    • On grasslands (answer)
    • In a nest

Words

  • cheetah: fast cat
  • falcon: fast bird
  • ostrich: big bird
  • pronghorn: fast runner