The Biggest Falcon: teacher key

Gyrfalcons, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Learn where gyrfalcons live, what they eat and how they raise their young.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is the largest falcon in the world?
   • The raven
   • The gyrfalcon (answer)
   • The hare
2. What are the gyrfalcon's main food?
   • Ptarmigan (answer)
   • Hares
   • Fish
3. Where are white gyrfalcons found mainly?
   • Greenland (answer)
   • Cities
   • Deserts
4. How long do the eggs take to hatch?
   • One day
   • A whole year
   • About five weeks (answer)
5. Why might a gyrfalcon use a raven's old nest?
   • It cannot fly
   • It eats ravens
   • It does not build its own nest (answer)
6. What does mammals mean?
   • Rock walls
   • Furry animals (answer)
   • The far north

Words

• ptarmigan: a bird
• mammals: furry animals
• cliffs: rock walls
• Arctic: the far north