5

GRADE

Animals
Lions -
The Lion
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Lions

Vocabulary Development
A. Write twelve words you associate with the picture.
1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

B. Using the letters in the word ‘lions’ make new words to complete each sentence.
1. The opposite of ‘yes’ is .

2. The opposite of ‘off’ is .

3. Your brother is your father’s .

4. means zero.

5. You need water, sun and to grow a plant.

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 THE LION The lion is a member of the cat family. The sense of smell is well
developed. The sense of hearing is perhaps only slightly above
average. The tail is very important for overall balance. Females also use their raised tail as a
‘follow me’ signal for the cubs. The lion’s teeth are well adapted for killing their prey and eating
it. The mature male lion has a mane that covers the backside of the head, and the shoulders.
The lion has a magnificent roar.

A pride of lions is a family structure. It consists of 4 to 20 females with their cubs, and 2 or 3
males. In a pride, the females do most of the hunting. It is often observed that the male will eat
first, and then the females. This way, the males get big and strong. They also get somewhat
clumsy, and this, combined with a big mane, makes them less-adept hunters.

The relationship between man and the lion

has not always been a good one. Even now,
lions are still shot by some people. Until
recently, lion populations in general were
healthy with numbers in the 30,000’s to
40,000’s. Poaching, and habitat destruction
have taken their toll on the lion, but the
biggest problem today appears to be
disease. Population estimates for wild lions
now number 18,000 to 24,000.

Comprehension: Multiple Choice

C. Circle the correct answer. Write the answer on the line.

1. A family of lions is called a .

a. pride c. class
b. herd d.school

2. The lion population has gone from in recent years.

a. 18,000 - 24,000 to 30,000-40,000 c. 30,000-40,000 to 18,000-24,000
b. thousands to hundred d. hundreds to thousands

3. The word ‘poaching’ used in the last paragraph means .

a. hunting illegally c. hunting legally
b. eating and cooking d. training

4. If a lion has a mane we know that .

a. it is pregnant c. it is a male
b. it is very sick d. it is very young

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 Vocabulary Development
D. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words.

roar pride clumsy important balance

healthy habitat magnificent mane prey

1. The animals that the lion hunts are called the lion’s .

2. The male lion will grow a large amount of hair around its head. It is called a .

3. A synonym for the words ‘superb, splendid, glorious, brilliant’ is .

4. It was very that I get a picture of a lion for my school project.

5. A family of lions is called a .

6. The loud noise made by a lion is called a .

7. The area in which an animal lives is called its .

8. It was a very and beautiful lion that obviously was taking good
care of itself.

9. Awkward and inelegant are synonyms for the word .

10. The lion was able to keep its and successfully walk across the
river on an old broken tree that stretched from one side of the river to the other.

Vocabulary Development
E. Unscramble the words given. Match each word with the appropriate statement.

SCRAMBLED UNSCRAMBLED STATEMENT

1. nlio a. The antonym of ‘male’.

2. emna b. A group of lions.

3. rdeip c. The opposite of ‘weak’.

4. tionpopula d. Long hair growing around the animal’s neck

5. eaflem e. …muscular, sturdy, well-built, tough...

6. ilyafm f. To illegally kill animals.

7. pahinogc g. The number of animals living in an area.

8. tngros h. The king of beasts.

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 LION

F. Finish and colour the picture.

Write a story to go with the picture shown below.

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Date :

| P5 | Animals | Lions | The Lion |

Lions

Vocabulary Development
A. Write twelve words you associate with the picture.
1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

B. Using the letters in the word ‘lions’ make new words to complete each sentence.
1. The opposite of ‘yes’ is .

2. The opposite of ‘off’ is .

3. Your brother is your father’s .

4. means zero.

5. You need water, sun and to grow a plant.

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 THE LION The lion is a member of the cat family. The sense of smell is well
developed. The sense of hearing is perhaps only slightly above
average. The tail is very important for overall balance. Females also use their raised tail as a
‘follow me’ signal for the cubs. The lion’s teeth are well adapted for killing their prey and eating
it. The mature male lion has a mane that covers the backside of the head, and the shoulders.
The lion has a magnificent roar.

A pride of lions is a family structure. It consists of 4 to 20 females with their cubs, and 2 or 3
males. In a pride, the females do most of the hunting. It is often observed that the male will eat
first, and then the females. This way, the males get big and strong. They also get somewhat
clumsy, and this, combined with a big mane, makes them less-adept hunters.

The relationship between man and the lion

has not always been a good one. Even now,
lions are still shot by some people. Until
recently, lion populations in general were
healthy with numbers in the 30,000’s to
40,000’s. Poaching, and habitat destruction
have taken their toll on the lion, but the
biggest problem today appears to be
disease. Population estimates for wild lions
now number 18,000 to 24,000.

Comprehension: Multiple Choice

C. Circle the correct answer. Write the answer on the line.

1. A family of lions is called a .

a. pride c. class
b. herd d.school

2. The lion population has gone from in recent years.

a. 18,000 - 24,000 to 30,000-40,000 c. 30,000-40,000 to 18,000-24,000
b. thousands to hundred d. hundreds to thousands

3. The word ‘poaching’ used in the last paragraph means .

a. hunting illegally c. hunting legally
b. eating and cooking d. training

4. If a lion has a mane we know that .

a. it is pregnant c. it is a male
b. it is very sick d. it is very young

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 Vocabulary Development
D. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words.

roar pride clumsy important balance

healthy habitat magnificent mane prey

1. The animals that the lion hunts are called the lion’s .

2. The male lion will grow a large amount of hair around its head. It is called a .

3. A synonym for the words ‘superb, splendid, glorious, brilliant’ is .

4. It was very that I get a picture of a lion for my school project.

5. A family of lions is called a .

6. The loud noise made by a lion is called a .

7. The area in which an animal lives is called its .

8. It was a very and beautiful lion that obviously was taking good
care of itself.

9. Awkward and inelegant are synonyms for the word .

10. The lion was able to keep its and successfully walk across the
river on an old broken tree that stretched from one side of the river to the other.

Vocabulary Development
E. Unscramble the words given. Match each word with the appropriate statement.

SCRAMBLED UNSCRAMBLED STATEMENT

1. nlio a. The antonym of ‘male’.

2. emna b. A group of lions.

3. rdeip c. The opposite of ‘weak’.

4. tionpopula d. Long hair growing around the animal’s neck

5. eaflem e. …muscular, sturdy, well-built, tough...

6. ilyafm f. To illegally kill animals.

7. pahinogc g. The number of animals living in an area.

8. tngros h. The king of beasts.

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 LION

F. Finish and colour the picture.

Write a story to go with the picture shown below.

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Answer Key Grade: Grade 5/Primary 5
Theme: Animals
Lesson: Lions — The Lion

Page 1 – A 5. female
Answers may vary. 6. family
1. lion 7. poaching
2. animal 8. strong
3. king of beasts
4. male a. 5
5. carnivore b. 3
6. ferocious c. 8
7. mane d. 2
8. puma e. 6
9. mountain lion f. 7
10. cougar g. 4
11. roar h. 1
12. sharp teeth

Page 1 – B
1. no
2. on
3. son
4. nil
5. oxygen

Page 2 – C
Circle the answers and write them on the lines.
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C

Page 3 – D
1. prey
2. mane
3. magnificent
4. important
5. pride
6. roar
7. habitat
8. healthy
9. clumsy
10. balance

Page 3 – E
1. lion
2. mane
3. pride
4. population