Between the Tides

37.Which choice provides a summary of the text?

• A Tide pools are found near coasts and form during low tide. Tide pools are filled with many types of living things that crawl or swim. Animals in tide pools have special ways of finding and catching their food.

• B Tide pools are interesting places to study but can only be visited during low tide. There are many types of animals that live in tide pools. The animals have special ways of dealing with the changing water levels and dangers found in tide pools.

• C Tide pools are found in different places around the world where the ocean meets the land. The animal that is seen most often in tide pools is the crab. Crabs have bodies that are made to move in and out of tide pools to find food and escape predators.

• D Tide pools are important places to protect because many creatures from the ocean live there. Tide pools provide homes for many small animals that would be in danger in the open ocean. Sea stars and different shellfish can be found in tide pools.

38.Based on the text, which two choices tell why low levels of water in tide pools sometimes become dangerous? A The water may have too many animals eating in a small space.

• A The water may have too many animals eating in a small space.

• B The water may become too salty for animals living there.

• C The water may uncover some animals that are trying to hide.

• D The water may get too warm for some animals to withstand.

• E The water may stop some animals from reaching the ocean.

39.Part A What does the word retreats mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• A fills up

• B moves out

• C stays still

• D swirls around

30.Part B Which phrase from paragraph 1 best supports the answer to Part A?

• A “…covered by raging waves.”

• B “…it leaves behind…”

• C “…pools and puddles…”

• D “…are full of life.”

41.According to the text, how are creatures that live in tide pools able to avoid being washed out to sea?

• A The creatures hold onto rocks while the tide is going out.

• B The creatures crawl over one another in large groups.

• C The creatures climb farther up the beach as the tide rises.

• D The creatures bury themselves deep underground.

42.What does the author mean by the phrase “cover the rocks like a carpet” in the sentence?

• A The rocks feel soft under the feet.

• B The rocks are spread out over a large area across the coast.

• C The rocks keep ocean life safe and warm.

• D The rocks are hardly visible under the thick layer of ocean life.

43.What text structure is used in paragraphs 8-10?

• A The author uses cause and effect to show that some animals must find new ways to find food in tide pools.

• B The author uses chronological order to show how water in tide pools gets higher and lower over a period of time.

• C The author uses compare and contrast to show the similarities and differences between living in tide pools and living in the open ocean.

• D The author uses problem and solution to show that animals living in tide pools have clever ways of surviving in dry conditions.

44.What does the author mean by the phrase “sweep them out to sea” in the sentence?

• A Some animals may be pulled away from tide pools by the moving water of changing tides.

• B Many animals depend on water moving through tide pools because it keeps the pools clean.

• C Many animals depend on water moving through tide pools to keep from becoming prey.

• D Some animals may become afraid of deeper tide pools when changing tides move the water.

45.What can the reader infer about octopuses based on paragraph 15?

• A Octopuses like to catch prey that moves slowly in the water.

• B Octopuses move out to the open ocean when they are fully grown.

• C Octopuses are hunted by coastal birds like turnstones.

• D Octopuses may need to hunt for quite a while to find enough food.

46.Based on the text, what happens when a brittle star loses an arm?

• A The brittle star is washed out to sea.

• B The brittle star is unable to crawl for a while.

• C The brittle star’s arm grows back.

• D The brittle star’s other arms become stronger.