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Look Inside the Spots: teacher key

Jaguars, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Is it a jaguar or a leopard? One clue is hiding inside the spots.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. Which cats are bigger than a jaguar?
    • Leopards and cheetahs
    • Lions and tigers (answer)
    • Only house cats
  2. What do many jaguar rosettes have inside?
    • Stripes
    • Nothing
    • A spot (answer)
  3. Where do leopards live?
    • Africa and Asia (answer)
    • The Americas
    • The Amazon
  4. What does cubs mean?
    • Baby jaguars (answer)
    • Wet land
    • Dark spots
  5. You see a big cat. Its rosettes have no spot inside. Is it probably a jaguar?
    • Yes, for sure
    • Probably not (answer)
    • No cat has rosettes
  6. Who raises a jaguar's cubs?
    • Lots of cats
    • A father jaguar
    • The mother, alone (answer)

Words

  • rosettes: dark spots
  • swamps: wet land
  • cubs: baby jaguars