Night Work of a Leopard: teacher key

Leopards, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Leopards climb trees and hunt at night. See where leopards live, how a leopard climbs, what leopards eat, how a leopard keeps its food safe in a tree and how a baby leopard begins.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Why does a leopard take its food up a tree?
   • To keep it safe from other animals that would take it (answer)
   • To cook it
   • To hide from the rain
2. What do leopards use when they hunt?
   • Only smell
   • Sight and hearing (answer)
   • Only wings
3. How long do leopards in the wild live?
   • About 2 years
   • About 50 years
   • About 10 to 12 years (answer)
4. What kind of animals do leopards often hunt?
   • Whales
   • Mid-sized hoofed animals (answer)
   • Tiny bugs only
5. A leopard is nocturnal. When would you most likely see it moving about?
   • At noon
   • Only in winter
   • At night (answer)
6. What is a rosette?
   • A baby leopard
   • A spot shaped like a flower (answer)
   • A kind of tree

Words

• nocturnal: active at night
• hoofed: having hooves
• rosette: flower-shaped spot
• sight: seeing
• cubs: baby leopards