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Amazing Animals: The Cheetah

Learn about the world's fastest land mammal in this A2 English reading activity about the incredible African cheetah.

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Learn about the world's fastest land mammal in this A2 English reading activity about the incredible African cheetah.

Reading Text

The cheetah is an amazing animal and the fastest land mammal on Earth. Most cheetahs live in Africa. They have beautiful yellow fur with black spots. Cheetahs are very fast, but they can only run for about 15 seconds before they get too hot. They use their strong legs and unique spine to take long steps. A mother cheetah looks after her cubs for two years. She teaches them how to hunt and stay safe. Cheetahs have incredible eyesight to find food during the day. They hunt while the sun is up to avoid lions. Lions are bigger and often try to steal a cheetah's dinner. Even though they are speedy, cheetah populations are shrinking, so we must protect them. They are truly perfectly amazing animals!

Activities

Vocabulary

Definitions:

Text: An animal that feeds on milk from its mother.
Text: Small, round marks of a different color.
Text: The bone down the middle of the back.
Text: Baby cheetahs or lions.
Text: The ability to see.

Items:

Label: mammal
Answer: A
Label: spots
Answer: B
Label: spine
Answer: C
Label: cubs
Answer: D
Label: eyesight
Answer: E

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: The cheetah is the fastest land
After: in the world.
Answer: mammal
Before: You can identify a cheetah by the black
After: on its fur.
Answer: spots
Before: A cheetah's flexible
After: helps it take very long strides.
Answer: spine
Before: Mother cheetahs stay with their
After: until they are two years old.
Answer: cubs
Before: They have excellent
After: to see their prey from far away.
Answer: eyesight

Scrambled:

Text: to be generated
Answer: Cheetahs live in Africa.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They are very fast animals.
Text: to be generated
Answer: A cheetah has black spots.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They hunt during the day.
Text: to be generated
Answer: Lions like to steal their food.

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Where do most cheetahs live?
Options:
- Asia
- Africa
- Europe
- Australia
Answer: Africa
Text: How long can a cheetah sprint before it gets too hot?
Options:
- 15 seconds
- 15 minutes
- 1 hour
- All day
Answer: 15 seconds
Text: Cheetahs hunt at night to avoid lions.
Answer: false
Text: How long does a mother cheetah look after her cubs?
Options:
- 2 months
- 1 year
- 2 years
- 5 years
Answer: 2 years
Text: A cheetah's spine helps it cover long distances in one step.
Answer: true