From Pup to Old Shark: teacher key

Mako Sharks, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Follow a mako from its birth to old age, then see what it eats, how fast it is and where it lives.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How long does a pup grow inside its mother?
   • 15 to 18 months (answer)
   • 2 weeks
   • 5 years
2. About how long is a mako thought to live?
   • 2 to 3 years
   • 29 to 32 years (answer)
   • 200 years
3. How many pups can be in a litter?
   • Only 1
   • More than 100
   • From 4 to 25 (answer)
4. What fast fish does a mako hunt?
   • Swordfish and tuna (answer)
   • Goldfish
   • Seahorses
5. Where is a mako at the top of the food chain?
   • In a tree
   • In the ocean (answer)
   • In a pond
6. A pup grows 15 to 18 months before it is born. What does this tell you?
   • Pups are born in a day
   • Pups hatch on land
   • Pups take a long time to be born (answer)

Words

• litter: group of babies
• snout: nose part
• pup: baby shark
• tuna: big fish