Smell, Wait and Venom: teacher key

Komodo Dragons, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Meet the Komodo dragon: how big it is, how it finds food, how venom works and how it is protected.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does a Komodo dragon use to sample the air?
   • Its tongue (answer)
   • Its tail
   • Its eyes
2. Where is a Komodo dragon's venom made?
   • In its tail
   • In glands in its lower jaw (answer)
   • In its eyes
3. When did Indonesia set up Komodo National Park?
   • 1880
   • 1980 (answer)
   • 2080
4. How does a Komodo dragon find food mainly?
   • By its sense of smell (answer)
   • By its sense of taste
   • By hearing music
5. Why does a Komodo dragon wait in one spot?
   • To let food come by (answer)
   • To build a nest
   • To sleep all day
6. What does venom mean?
   • Poison made in the body (answer)
   • A kind of tree
   • A type of rock

Words

• venom: poison
• glands: body organs
• forked: split in two
• endangered: at risk