Night Hunters: teacher key

Red Foxes, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Red foxes are awake at night, at dusk and at dawn. See how a fox hunts and how it raises its kits.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

When are red foxes active?
- Only at noon
- At night, dusk and dawn (answer)
- Only in winter
What does a red fox do before it pounces?
- It creeps close (answer)
- It sings
- It swims
Where can a red fox hide extra food?
- In a boat
- In a cup
- In a den or the ground (answer)
Who brings food to the mother while she is with the kits?
- The father (answer)
- A bird
- The kits
Which time would a red fox most likely be awake?
- Midnight (answer)
- Never
- Only in a snowstorm