Life in the Pride: teacher key

Lions, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Lions are cats that live in family groups. Read how a pride lives, hunts and raises its cubs.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

How far away can a lion's roar be heard?
- Up to five miles (answer)
- Up to one mile
- Up to fifty miles
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
Who does most of the hunting for the pride?
- The cubs
- The male lions
- The lionesses (answer)
What does scavenge mean in this sentence: lions scavenge the kills of other predators?
- They eat what other hunters killed (answer)
- They run from other hunters
- They build a den near them
Where do lions not live?
- On savannas
- In tropical rainforests (answer)
- In open woodlands