Octopus Escapes Again Selection and Vocabulary Quiz

• What does Octopus do after she notices the sea turtle?

• 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

Why do octopuses spray ink?

• so they can leave a trail to their dens

• because the 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

The passage says that Octopus looks for crabs in shallow water by the shoreline. What does shallow mean?

• • dark

• warm

• not calm

• not deep

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.

• • All of them live in caves in the sea.

• • They are all friends of Octopus.

• • All of them might want to eat Octopus.

What is the central idea of the story?

• how octopuses survive

• • what octopuses like to eat

• • why octopuses have eight arms

• where octopuses live

better, sharper or more developed

• keener

• bad

• worsened
• terrible

openings in the nose that take in air and smells

• earlobes
• elbows
• knees
• nostrils

when you say something loudly

• mumbling
• singing
• trumpet

• whispering

bend or change shapes without breaking

• rigid
• flexible
• stiff
• inflexible

a tube or hose that pulls liquid in or out

• Pump
• Siphon
• Straw
• Vacuum