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Orcas Live in Pods: teacher key

Orcas, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Orcas are big black and white dolphins. They live in family groups called pods and hunt together.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What is an orca?
    • A kind of dolphin (answer)
    • A kind of bird
    • A kind of crab
  2. What is a pod?
    • A fish
    • A family group (answer)
    • A big wave
  3. How long are an orca's teeth?
    • 4 inches (answer)
    • 4 feet
    • 40 feet
  4. A pod hunts as a team. Does each orca hunt alone?
    • Yes
    • No (answer)
    • Not sure
  5. What does fin mean?
    • It sticks up (answer)
    • A kind of squid
    • A big tooth

Words

  • pod: an orca family
  • fin: it sticks up
  • orca: a big dolphin