Weird and Wonderful Octopus

Which detail best supports the main idea of paragraph 2?

• Octopuses may have feelings.

• It hunts mainly at night.

• The octopus can squeeze into very small spaces.

• It eats snails, fish, and turtles.

Which detail best supports the main idea of paragraph 6?

• The octopus has 3 hearts.

• They can distinguish between shapes and patterns.

• The octopus's arms are covered with suckers.

• Its body is called the mantle.

Which detail best supports the main idea for paragraph 4?

• The octopus's arms are covered with suckers.

• The octopus can see very far distances.

• The third heart sends blood to the rest of the body.

• The octopus can change colors to blend in.

In which paragraph can you find information about how an octopus reacts when it is happy?

• 2
• 4
• 5
• 6

What would be the best caption for the photograph at the end of the passage?

• The octopus's arms are covered with suckers.
• The water comes out of the tube called the siphon.
• It can grow a new arm after one breaks off.
• The octopus can squeeze into very small spaces.

What is the mantle?

• An octopus' body
• a counter
• The eye on the octopus
• The circles on the arms of an octopus

The suckers on an octopus __________ and _________________. 

• grab and taste
• grab and smell
• grab and see
• grab and break

What causes an octopus not to hear predators?

• they do not have ears

• floating in the ocean does make a sound

• their suckers help them hear

• they have poison in their beaks

What is the difference between the three hearts in an octopus?

• One is larger than the others

• Two of the hearts are blue and one is red

• Two of them send blood to the gills and the third one sends blood to the rest of the body

• Two of them beat harder to help the arms regrow

What is one way that an octopus defends itself from predators?

• By shooting water out of it's siphon and pushing backward
• By making a high pitch screeching noise
• By sticking suction cups all over the predator 
• By shrinking