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A Leopard Seal's Life: teacher key

Leopard Seals, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. How does a leopard seal live in Antarctica? Look at its body, its food, its home and its pups.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What is an important food for leopard seals?
    • Grass
    • Krill (answer)
    • Bread
  2. Which is larger, a female or a male leopard seal?
    • A male
    • A female (answer)
    • They are the same
  3. Where do leopard seals mate, as far as people believe?
    • In the water (answer)
    • On a mountain
    • In a tree
  4. What changes what a leopard seal eats?
    • The season and what food is nearby (answer)
    • Only the day of the week
    • Nothing at all
  5. What does slender mean in: a slender body?
    • Thin (answer)
    • Soft fur
    • A kind of fin

Words

  • slender: thin
  • krill: tiny sea animals
  • flippers: swim limbs
  • nursed: fed milk