M7Wk1&2 - Into the Deep, Reading Comprehension

The Octopus Scientists

How does the author develop the idea that octopuses might live in Church Copse?

• by explaining that the scientists uncovered many brown glass bottles

• by stating that the scientists found little caves in dead coral

• by stating that the scientists chose a location with a high population of clams and crabs

• by explaining that the scientists noticed coconut halves lying on the sea floor

The Octopus Scientists

How does the author  best support the claim that octopuses are intelligent based on what they do?

• The author states that the octopus’s brain is the largest of any invertebrate.

• The author cites how many neurons are in an octopus’s brain and arms.

• The author explains that the octopus’s boneless body allows it to squeeze through small  openings.

• The author summarizes a study where octopuses learn and remember people’s faces.

The Octopus Scientists

What does the word venom mean as it is used in the passage?

• virus

• germ

• poison

• bacteria

The Octopus Scientists

Which sentence  best states the central idea of the passage?

• The octopus is a very smart sea creature.

• The octopus stays tidy by stacking clam shells and crab claws.

• An octopus learns how to open a clear cube when a crab is inside.

• An octopus uses its radula to drill holes in clam shells to eat its meal.

The Octopus Scientists

How does an octopus hide in plain sight?

• by squeezing itself through a tiny hole

• by surrounding itself in a dark cloud of ink

• by changing colors to match its surroundings

• by releasing many blobs of ink to resemble other octopuses

The Octopus Scientists

What is the literary genre of this selection?

• narrative non-fiction

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• informative non-fiction

The Octopus Scientists

What is the point-of-view for this text?

• first person

• third person

Literary genre that uses sound and rhythm of words to create mental images and inspire feelings in readers:

POETRY: Neither Out Far Nor in Deep

What does the rhyming pattern represent?

• The steady and regular rhyming pattern represents the kids playing at the sea shore.

• The steady and regular rhyming pattern represents the waves coming ashore as the people relax at the beach.

• The steady and regular rhyming pattern represents the people along the sand looking at the ocean.

POETRY: Maggie and Milly and Molly and May

Used to represent and separate each character in the poem, making it clear whom the poet is describing.

• the lack of capitalization

• line breaks to separate the stanzas

• rhymes and rhythm

• long verses that make 2 line stanzas