Tunnels, Names and Tumbling: teacher key

Honey Badgers, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A honey badger digs tunnels up to 9 feet long, has a name from Greek and Latin and sits alone on its branch of the weasel family.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How long can a honey badger's burrow be?
   • Up to 9 feet (answer)
   • Up to 90 feet
   • Up to 1 foot
2. What does the genus name Mellivora mean?
   • Ground digger
   • Honey and to eat (answer)
   • Night walker
3. What does a honey badger do when frightened?
   • Sprays like a skunk
   • Climbs a tree
   • Lets out a stink from a gland (answer)
4. Why might sensing vibrations from underground help it?
   • It can learn what is below the ground (answer)
   • It can see far away
   • It can fly
5. What does somersault mean in this book?
   • Flip head over heels (answer)
   • Sleep all day
   • Hide food

Words

• genus: group of species
• farsighted: sees far best
• somersault: flip over
• subfamily: small family group
• vibrations: tiny shakes