The Goose-Hawk: teacher key

Northern Goshawks, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. The goshawk has a name from Old English. See how it moves through forests, how it hunts from a perch and how its young learn to fly.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where does the word goshawk come from?
   • The Old English name goose-hawk (answer)
   • A French word for forest
   • A Latin word for tail
2. What do goshawks do from a perch?
   • Sing songs
   • Watch for prey (answer)
   • Build a nest
3. Who brings food while the chicks are small?
   • A passing owl
   • The chicks themselves
   • The male (answer)
4. How does the IUCN Red List list the northern goshawk as of November 2026?
   • Least Concern (answer)
   • Gone from the wild
   • Too small to count
5. Why might a goshawk move to a new perch?
   • To avoid the rain
   • To look for prey from a new spot (answer)
   • To meet a squirrel

Words

• perch: sitting branch
• soar: glide high
• glide: float on air
• chicks: baby birds