A Lizard on the Islands: teacher key

Komodo Dragons, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Follow the Komodo dragon from egg to adult, and see how its home on a few islands is protected.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How many eggs does a female lay?
   • About 3
   • About 30 (answer)
   • About 300
2. Where do baby Komodo dragons live?
   • In trees (answer)
   • In burrows only
   • In the sea
3. What year did Indonesia set up Komodo National Park?
   • 1880
   • 1980 (answer)
   • 2020
4. What can a Komodo dragon do with its tongue?
   • Sample the air (answer)
   • Dig nests
   • Climb trees
5. Why would a Komodo dragon rest in a burrow?
   • It rests there at night (answer)
   • It lays eggs there
   • It hunts there
6. What does serrated mean?
   • With tiny notches (answer)
   • Very smooth
   • Very loud

Words

• serrated: with tiny notches
• megapodes: mound-building birds
• burrow: ground hole
• venom: poison