Built to Dig: teacher key

Honey Badgers, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Honey badgers have thick skin, strong claws and a long walk each day to find food. Learn how big they are and how a mother makes a nursery.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how much does an adult honey badger weigh?
   • 8 to 12 kilograms (answer)
   • 50 kilograms
   • 1 kilogram
2. What does a mother line her nursery chamber with?
   • Sand
   • Stones
   • Grass (answer)
3. Which animals' burrows might a honey badger take over?
   • A bee's or a bird's
   • An aardvark's or a fox's (answer)
   • A fish's or a frog's
4. Why might a honey badger walk so far each day?
   • To find food (answer)
   • To find a stripe
   • To lose its skin
5. What does chamber mean in the text?
   • A kind of food
   • A small room (answer)
   • A long walk

Words

• burrow: hole home
• weasel: slim animal
• larvae: baby insects
• chamber: a small room
• rodents: mice and rats