Great White Sharks

Great White Sharks approach boats in order to

• investigate them

• kill the humans

• push them away

• destroy them

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is an opinion?

• Great Whites have attacked people near Australia.

• People have seen a 19.5 foot Great White Shark.

• One Great White shark weighed 2,264 pounds.

• Great White sharks are beautiful and graceful.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why does the author think that most swimmers should not fear Great White Shark attacks?

• People are better swimmers today.

• Sharks are smaller every year.

• Shark attacks are very rare.

• Other sharks fight more.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What phrase reveals the author's POSITIVE bias for Great White Sharks?

• "horror of being eaten"

• "magnificent predators"

• "15 foot long female shark"

• "practical knowledge about great whites"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The author most likely wrote this article to

• describe sharks

• help protect sharks

• discuss shark attacks

• share divers' feelings

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Which of the following statements is a fact?

• Great White Sharks are truly magnificent predators that deserve respect.

• Sharks are beautiful and efficient killers that are very mysterious.

• Since 1900, scientists have recorded 23 shark attacks in the Mediterranean Sea.

• A 12 foot Great White Shark looks like a locomotive with malice in mind.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Benchley believes that the greatest danger to Great White Sharks today is

• other sharks

• human beings

• a lack of food

• the balance in nature

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is not a commonplace assertion?

• Sharks are anthropophagous - they eat people by choice.

• Sharks launch a feeding frenzy once the scent of blood is in the water.

• Shark attack boats on purpose.

• Sharks are victims in danger of catastrophic decline.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

To demonize means to

• demonstrate information in graphics

• show something through examples

• use science to prove something

• give something evil qualities

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Anecdotal means

• based on observation

• dependent on funding

• connected with marine life

• understood because of science

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1