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Meet the Honey Badger: teacher key

Honey Badgers, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Meet the honey badger, a black and gray animal with big claws. It lives alone, eats bee grubs and honey, and has another name, the ratel.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What does it dig with?
    • Its strong front feet (answer)
    • Big wings
    • A tail
  2. How many cubs does a mother usually have at a time?
    • Just one (answer)
    • Ten
    • Six
  3. What is another name for the honey badger?
    • The skunk
    • The otter
    • The ratel (answer)
  4. What can it do with its thick skin?
    • It can fly
    • It can slip out of a grip (answer)
    • It can sing