Giant Pacific Octopus by Leon Gray

An octopus hides in its ___________. (IE)

• den

• castle

• a jar

• under the sand

When he is hungry, he likes to eat _________. (AH)

• crabs, clams and other animals with hard shelles

• people

• McDonalds

• Long John Silvers

How does the octopus eat?

• He uses its strong beak to break the victim's shell and poisons it to stop moving.

• He eats it with his strong teeth.

• He breaks into little pieces and eats it with his arms.

• The food swims right into his mouth.

What part of the octopus is the strongest? (LM)

• suckers

• mantle

• its 3 hearts

• mouth

The predators of the octopus are ________.

• seals, sea otters, and whales

• crabs, oysters, small fish

• dogs, cats, goldfish

• arms,mantle, eyes

Why can an octopus squeeze into a small place?

• They have no bones.

• They are not afraid of small places.

• They are good squeezers.

• It makes them sleep better

How does an octopus move?

• He sucks in water through his siphon and pushes it out.

• He kicks all his legs at one time really fast.

• He can't move, he just floats.

• He wiggles around.

Why would an octopus squirt ink?

• The black ink makes a dark cloud so the octopus can escape a predator.

• He needs ink so he can write a letter

• He was sick and needed to squirt it out.

• It makes him swim faster.

Why would an octopus change color?

• To blend in with is surroundings to avoid predators.

• He does not like staying the same color all the time.

• To attract his prey to his pretty colors so he can eat them.

• An octopus is always the same color.

How big can a Giant Pacific Octopus grow?

• As long as a minivan.

• As long as a bus

• As big as a piece of rice

• As long as a kid