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Fast and Faster: teacher key

The Fastest Animals, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Learn who runs, dives and swims fast, and how they do it.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What does a cheetah's tail work like?
    • A drum
    • A rudder (answer)
    • A spoon
  2. What is a falcon's dive called?
    • A hop
    • A nap
    • A stoop (answer)
  3. How long can an ostrich stride be?
    • 10 to 16 feet (answer)
    • 1 foot
    • 2 inches
  4. Why do cheetahs like open grasslands?
    • They hate trees
    • They like snow
    • They have room to run (answer)
  5. What is a pronghorn not really?
    • A runner
    • An antelope (answer)
    • An animal

Words

  • rudder: a steering part
  • stoop: a falcon's dive
  • stride: one big step
  • continent: a huge land