Wednesday SCR

​Explain how sharks and squids breathe underwater.

By Jennifer Rivas

Use these sentence stems when you don't know how to start your sentence!

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. Sharks and squids both breathe through their mouths.

• B. Sharks and squids need to swim fast to get oxygen.

• C. Sharks and squids both get oxygen from water but in different ways.

• D. Sharks and squids both have gills that work the same way

Multiple Choice

What does the word mantle mean in the passage?

• A. A hard shell that protects squids

• B. A soft part of a squid’s body where water enters

• C. A part of a shark’s body used for breathing

• D. A special organ inside fish gills

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage shows how sharks get oxygen?

• A. “Water enters through their mouths and flows over their gills.”

• B. “Squids take in water through a mantle.”

• C. “Both sharks and squids use the oxygen in water to live.”

• D. “The gills pull oxygen out of the water, and the squid pumps it through its body.”

Multiple Choice

Why did the author write this passage?

• A. To tell a story about ocean animals

• B. To give steps on how to breathe underwater

• C. To explain how sharks and squids breathe in different ways

• D. To compare different types of ocean animals

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Question: Explain how sharks and squids breathe underwater.

Open Ended

Explain how sharks and squids breathe underwater.