Super Slime

1. Part A:  Which of the following best describes the structure of the article Super Slime?

• cause and efffect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

• chronology

1. Part B: What information in the text helps the reader understand the overall structure of the text?

• 1. “All animals’ bodies produce gooey substances that you might call slime.”

• b. “Human slime keeps our noses and throats from drying out.”

• c. “Every day, our bodies make about 1.5 quarts of slime.”

• d. “That’s enough to fill more than four soda cans - ew!”

3. What is the author’s overall purpose for writing this text?

• 1. To teach the reader that slime is a gross thing that all bodies make. Ew!

• 2. To teach the reader that slime is only useful to animals who are predators.

• 3. To teach the reader that many animals produce slime which proves important to their survival.

• 4. To teach the reader that snot is very useful to humans.

1. Read this sentence from the passage.

A jellyfish exudes adhesive slime sheets to catch floating food.

What does exudes mean as it is used in the sentence?

• to give forth

• to ooze

• to display

• to radiate

1. Read this sentence from the passage.

A jellyfish exudes adhesive slime sheets to catch floating food.

Which word from the sentence provides a clue to the meaning of adhesive?

• exudes

• catch

• floating

• sheets