Across the Field: teacher key

Red Foxes, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A red fox moves back and forth over a field and listens before it leaps. Read about the pounce, the food, the den and the first weeks of a kit.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How does a red fox hunt an area?
   • Standing in one place all day
   • Flying over it
   • Moving back and forth over it (answer)
2. At what angle does a fox launch into its pounce?
   • 90 degrees
   • 45 degrees (answer)
   • 5 degrees
3. About how long after birth do kits open their eyes?
   • 3 months
   • 1 hour
   • 9 to 14 days (answer)
4. What do red foxes sometimes leave at the den for the kits?
   • Books
   • Bones and feathers (answer)
   • Paint
5. What can be inferred from the foxes' top speed and jump height?
   • A fox can only walk
   • A fox is quick and can clear tall obstacles (answer)
   • A fox cannot move

Words

• pounces: jumps on
• omnivores: eats plants, animals
• knoll: a small hill
• scent: a smell