Eggs by the River: teacher key

Nile Crocodiles, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Learn where the Nile crocodile lives and what it eats. Then find out how the mother cares for her eggs and her babies.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What are the main food of a Nile crocodile?
   • Leaves
   • Fish (answer)
   • Pasta
2. How long do the eggs take to hatch?
   • One day
   • One year
   • About 90 days (answer)
3. What do the babies do before they hatch?
   • They swim
   • They call (answer)
   • They dig
4. How does the mother get her babies to the water?
   • She rolls them
   • She flies
   • She carries them in her mouth (answer)
5. What does hatch mean?
   • Come from eggs (answer)
   • Go to sleep
   • Dig a hole
6. Why does the mother dig up the nest?
   • It is night
   • The babies are ready (answer)
   • She is hungry

Words

• basks: sits in sun
• hatch: come from eggs
• nest: egg home
• marshes: wet land