Octopus Escapes and Nose Awards

What is the passage "The Nose Award" mostly about?

• animals that have interesting noses

• animals that use their noses for digging

• animals that have noses like human noses

• animals that depend on their noses to find food

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The passage "The Nose Award" says that bears can smell food that is buried below the ground. What does buried mean?

• eaten

• rotten

• hidden

• growing

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why do sharks compare how long it takes smells to reach each of their nostrils?

• to tell how long the smells will last

• to tell why the smells are in the area

• to tell where the smells are coming from

• to tell what other animals have noticed the smells

What is the reason that hippos can breathe easily when they are in the water?

• They take in air through their gills.

• They keep the tips of their trunks dry.

• They stay cool and calm when they swim.

• They have nostrils that tace up rather than down.

How is information in the passage " The Nose Awards" mostly arranged?

• by size of animal

• type of animal

• shape of the nose

• the usefulness of the nose

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What does the Octopus do after she notices the sea turtle in "Octopus Escapes Again!"

• squeezes into an empty shell

• dives down to catch some shrimp

• leaves her home in search of food

• turns the color of the plants around her

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Why do octopuses spray ink?

• so they can leave a trail to their dens

• because ink helps them clean their food

• so they can hide and then escape from attackers

• because the force of the ink helps them swim faster.

In the passage, Octopus comes across a sea turtle, an eel, a shark, a grouper and a gull. What do these animals have in common?

• They are all hunting for clams.

• They are all friends of Octopus.

• All of them live in caves in the sea.

• They all might want to eat the Octopus.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is "The Octopus Escapes Again!" mostly about?

• where octopus live

• how octopus stay safe

• what octopus like to eat

• why they have 8 arms

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the genre for both The Nose Awards and Octopus Escapes?

• Fantasy & Nonfiction

• Fictional & Fantasy

• Nonfiction & Magazine

• Drama & Science Fiction

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7