Inside a Lion Pride: teacher key

Lions, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. Lions are the cats that live in family groups called prides. Find out who is in a pride, who hunts, who eats first and how cubs grow up.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where do almost all wild lions live?
   • India
   • Africa (answer)
   • Europe
2. Who usually eats first at a kill?
   • The resident male lion (answer)
   • A cub
   • A hyena
3. Rosa sees two male lions. One is 3 years old and one is 9 years old. Whose mane is probably darker?
   • The 3-year-old's
   • The 9-year-old's (answer)
   • They are the same
4. Lions can rest 20 to 21 hours a day. A day has 24 hours. About how many hours a day can a lion be awake?
   • About 3 to 4 (answer)
   • About 10
   • About 20
5. What does scavenge mean?
   • Eat leftover food (answer)
   • Run very fast
   • Build a den

Words

• pride: a lion family
• savannas: grassy plains
• scavenge: eat leftover food
• litter: cubs born together