Who Wants a Spiny Snack? Readworks
Authored by Pamela Haskins
English
3rd - 5th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
At the beginning of the text, what does the fish do when the shark approaches?
It puffs out into a round, spiny ball
It swims away, startled
It swims slowly, searching for a meal
It attacks the shark with its spines
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does the author describe in this text?
why different kinds of sharks have different adaptations
the different predators that are likely to hunt porcupines
what happens when a predator eats a spiny pufferfish
how a pufferfish puffs up into a round spiny ball
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CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Read these sentences from the text.
“Some toads and snakes have their own way to discourage predators. They puff themselves up to look larger. The bigger an animal, the harder it is to catch and eat. Pufferfish combine both of these adaptations. They puff up AND they have long, sharpspines.”
Based on this evidence, why might a pufferfish puff itself up?
to try and convince a predator that the pufferfish is a toad or a snake
to be able to hunt, catch, and eat other fish more easily
to prepare itself to fight off a predator's attack
to make the pufferfish appear difficult to catch and eat
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CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why might the author have included the images of the flounder and the porcupine?
to force the reader to decide which animal looks more like the pufferfish
to show the reader examples of different animals with adaptations that protect them from predators
to suggest that the flounder and the porcupine would probably be better than a pufferfish at fighting off predator
to prove that animals that live on land and animals that live in the ocean are very different from each other
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CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this text?
The ocean can be a dangerous place for small fish like the pufferfish because its waters are full of predators
Predators like sharks have adaptations that help them hunt other animals
Many animals have sharp spines, including porcupines, hedgehogs, sea urchins, and pufferfish
Adaptations like sharp spines and puffing up help keep pufferfish safe from predators
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read these sentences from the text.
“Swimming along, a pufferfish looks like any other fish. But when it is threatened, it swells up suddenly like a big balloon.”
Why might the author have compared the pufferfish to a balloon with this simile?
to hint to the reader that balloons also swell up when they are threatened
to imply that balloons also look like normal fish when they are not blown up
to help the reader understand what a pufferfish looks like as it swells up
to suggest that pufferfish and balloons are similar in lots of ways
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CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
Predators have adaptations that help them hunt. _________, a shark’s powerful, torpedo-shaped tailfin and sharp teeth are two adaptations
However
For example
As a result
As a result
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
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