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WorksheetsDesert Meerkats (Wonders Gr. 3)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are a group of meerkats called?
Posse
Mob
School
Gaggle
Where do meerkats live?
Canada
Australia
Austria
Africa
According to the story, what do meerkats look like? Click on all the correct answers.
pointy faces
tiny ears
black feathers on their wings
black patches of hair around their eyes
How do meerkats avoid the hot desert heat?
jump in a pool of water
climb a leafy tree
they fan themselves
burrow tunnels in the ground
What do meerkats like to eat?
buffalo
insects
fruits
birds
What are some of the meerkats predators? Check all the correct answers.
bears
artcic fox
large birds
jackals
In the meerkat's mob, what do the sentinels do?
warn other meerkats of danger
take care of the young meerkats
hunt for food
dig burrows
How do the sentinels warn the mob of danger?
attack the predators
run away
shriek loudly
curl into a ball
When do meerkats start eating insects?
as soon as they are born
at three weeks old
after a year
at six months old
Who raises the young meerkats?
mothers only
fathers only
both mother and father
all the meerkats in the mob
