Life of a Komodo Dragon: teacher key

Komodo Dragons, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Learn how a Komodo dragon looks and eats, and how it grows from an egg to the largest lizard.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

How many eggs does a female lay?
- About 3
- About 30 (answer)
- About 300
How long do the eggs take to hatch?
- About eight months (answer)
- About eight days
- About eight years
What does a Komodo dragon use to sample the air?
- Its tail
- Its tongue (answer)
- Its claws
Why might a young Komodo dragon climb a tree?
- Baby Komodo dragons live in trees (answer)
- Trees are made of food
- It cannot walk
What does monitor mean here?
- A kind of lizard (answer)
- A computer screen
- A teacher