Giant Squid Comprehension & Vocab.

Where do giant squids live?

• In the deep sea of the ocean.

• On the surface of the ocean.

• Any zone in the ocean.

• In lakes and rivers near the ocean.

Which piece of evidence best supports your answer for question 1?

• “A squid is an aggressive hunter, equipped with eight arms and two long feeding tentacles that it keeps tucked between its arms until it's ready to strike.”

• “Scientists have learned that these beasts rarely emerge from their home at 1,600 to 3,300 feet below sea surface.”

• “A giant squid washed up on a New Zealand beach in 1984.

• “Occasionally a dying giant squid was hauled up in a fishing net, or pieces of giant squid would wash ashore.”

Who is the first scientist in the book who studies giant squid?

• Tsunemi Kubodera

• Jacques Cousteau

• Clyde Roper

• Mary M. Cerullo

What inspired Clyde Roper to be interested in squids?

• He always wanted to go to college to be a scientist.

• He wanted to learn how to make calamari.

• He thought they were fascinating creatures.

• He had an interest in snails as a child.

Which animal usually wins the battle in a fight?

• Giant Squid

• Sperm Whale

Read the sentence below. Which piece of evidence supports this statement?

"Clyde Roper is a successful scientist who learned a lot about squids."

• “In college, Clyde studied the group of of mollusks called cephalopods.”

• “Clyde worries that the ocean food web is threatened by overfishing.”

• “A fellow scientist told Clyde he’d found deep-sea fish called orange roughy inside the stomachs of dead giant squid.”

• “With each new expedition, Clyde learned new things about squid predators and squid prey.”

What is one way that Clyde Roper tried to find giant squid in the ocean?

How do scientists know that sperm whales eat squids?

• They used to the Crittercam to watch them battle.

• They found many beaks in a sperm whale’s stomach.

• Whales are bigger.

• A squid can only use its tentacles for feedings.

How can you tell the events in this story are true?

• Clyde Roper is a real scientist.

• Giant squids are not just myths.

• It gives many facts about squids and sperm whales.

• All of the above.

Which word would best describe the way that the scientists feel about squids?

• Outraged

• Fascinated

• Fearful

• Worried