Jellies Comprehension

What makes a jellyfish move?

• jellyfish tentacles
• ocean currents
• mechanical cells

How does a jellyfish get food to eat?

• Food passing by gets caught in its tentacles.
• It drops down and pounces on prey.
• It hunts for plants to eat on the ocean bottom.

What causes a jellyfish to sting?

• A touch from another animal
• The sound of an enemy coming closer
• The smell of sharks and other large hunters

What words help the reader understand how a jellyfish stings?

• tiny, mechanical
• stinging a friend or an enemy
• like a bow and arrow

Why does the author compare some jellyfish to a cobra?

• To warn readers to stay away from cobras
• To explain how dangerous the jellyfish are
• To help readers picture what the jellyfish look like

How is an upside-down jellyfish like a grocery store?

• the jellyfish grows its own food
• the jellyfish gives food to other animals
• the jellyfish eats small bits of algea

Which of these is an opinion?

• Jellyfish are almost all water and a little protein.
• The Portuguese man-of-war is not a real jellyfish.
• They look slimy and disgusting when the wash up on the beach

Which sentence is an opinion?

• In the sea, jellyfish are beautiful
• They are called Arctic lion's mane jellyfish
• They don't hunt and they can't chase

Which of these sentences is a fact?

• Some jellyfish look very pretty.
• People who see jellyfish are very lucky.
• Jellyfish sting for protection.

Opinions are statements that...

• Can be proven to be true
• Tell what the person thinks
• Tells something everybody knows