Spots, Tail and Tree: teacher key

Leopards, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Find out what a leopard's coat looks like and how its tail helps it climb. See where leopards live and when they are active.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is a rosette?
   • A spot shaped like a flower (answer)
   • A kind of tree
   • A long tail
2. What helps a leopard balance when it climbs?
   • Its spots
   • Its long tail (answer)
   • Its coat
3. Where do leopards live?
   • Only in Europe
   • Only in Antarctica
   • In Africa and Asia (answer)
4. A leopard's spots are like a hiding coat. Where do they help it hide?
   • In water
   • In grass and trees (answer)
   • In snow
5. What does nocturnal mean?
   • Active at night (answer)
   • Active at noon
   • Never active

Words

• rosettes: flower-shaped spots
• balance: stay steady
• nocturnal: active at night
• climbers: ones that climb