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Meet the Orca: teacher key

Orcas, grade K edition, written for Pre-K and kindergarten. An orca is a big black and white dolphin. Orcas live in a pod and hunt as a team.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What is an orca?
    • A big dolphin (answer)
    • A bird
    • A bug
  2. What do orcas live in?
    • A nest
    • A pod (answer)
    • A web
  3. What does a baby orca get?
    • Nuts
    • Milk (answer)
    • Corn
  4. A pod hunts as a team. Do orcas hunt on their own?
    • Yes
    • No (answer)
    • Not sure
  5. What does pod mean?
    • An orca family (answer)
    • A hat
    • A pond

Words

  • pod: a family group