Reading a Rosette: teacher key

Jaguars, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A jaguar and a leopard are two kinds of cat. See what sets a jaguar apart: its coat, its size, how it hunts and where it lives.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What do many jaguar rosettes have inside them?
   • A stripe
   • A spot (answer)
   • A star
2. Where do leopards live?
   • Africa and Asia (answer)
   • Central and South America
   • Only the Amazon
3. A cat lives in the Americas and has rosettes with a spot inside. Which cat is it more likely to be?
   • A jaguar (answer)
   • A leopard
   • A cat from Africa
4. What does melanistic mean in this book?
   • Very small
   • Black-coated (answer)
   • Good at swimming

Words

• rosettes: dark coat spots
• stockier: thicker, sturdier
• melanistic: black-coated