The Biggest Lizard: teacher key

Komodo Dragons, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Meet the Komodo dragon, the largest living lizard. Learn how big it grows, how it smells its food and how it begins life.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where do Komodo dragons live?
   • On a few islands in Indonesia (answer)
   • In the snow
   • In a big city
2. How does a Komodo dragon find food mainly?
   • By taste
   • By smell (answer)
   • By touch
3. Where do baby Komodo dragons live?
   • In trees (answer)
   • In the sea
   • In ice caves
4. Why does it use its tongue to sample the air?
   • To find food by smell (answer)
   • To sing
   • To get warm
5. What does forked mean?
   • Split in two (answer)
   • Very soft
   • Bright green

Words

• lizard: scaly animal
• forked: split in two
• monitor: kind of lizard