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Desert Meerkats (Wonders Gr. 3)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are a group of meerkats called?

a)

Posse

b)

Mob

c)

School

d)

Gaggle

2.

Where do meerkats live?

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

Austria

d)

Africa

3.

According to the story, what do meerkats look like? Click on all the correct answers.

a)

pointy faces

b)

tiny ears

c)

black feathers on their wings

d)

black patches of hair around their eyes

4.

How do meerkats avoid the hot desert heat?

a)

jump in a pool of water

b)

climb a leafy tree

c)

they fan themselves

d)

burrow tunnels in the ground

5.

What do meerkats like to eat?

a)

buffalo

b)

insects

c)

fruits

d)

birds

6.

What are some of the meerkats predators? Check all the correct answers.

a)

bears

b)

artcic fox

c)

large birds

d)

jackals

7.

In the meerkat's mob, what do the sentinels do?

a)

warn other meerkats of danger

b)

take care of the young meerkats

c)

hunt for food

d)

dig burrows

8.

How do the sentinels warn the mob of danger?

a)

attack the predators

b)

run away

c)

shriek loudly

d)

curl into a ball

9.

When do meerkats start eating insects?

a)

as soon as they are born

b)

at three weeks old

c)

after a year

d)

at six months old

10.

Who raises the young meerkats?

a)

mothers only

b)

fathers only

c)

both mother and father

d)

all the meerkats in the mob