Life in Slow Water: teacher key

Green Anacondas, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. The green anaconda is a huge snake of South America's wet places. See how it swims, senses, hunts and raises its young.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does the name Eunectes mean?
   • Good swimmer (answer)
   • Big eater
   • Green snake
2. How does an anaconda find warm animals?
   • With wings
   • With heat-sensing pits on its upper lip (answer)
   • With its tail
3. How long can an anaconda stay under water, as of November 2026?
   • About one second
   • About one day
   • About 10 minutes (answer)
4. An anaconda waits in the water instead of chasing. What kind of hunter is it?
   • Not very active (answer)
   • Very fast
   • Always running
5. Which family does the green anaconda belong to?
   • The frog family
   • The boa family (answer)
   • The cat family
6. What does marshes mean?
   • Dry hills
   • Cold snow
   • Soft wet land (answer)

Words

• marshes: soft wet land
• capybaras: water rodents
• constrictor: a squeezing snake
• Eunectes: anaconda group
• solitary: living alone