Shark Attack

1. What did Rodney Fox design and build to help him study sharks more safely?

• shark cage
• glass boat
• Aqua Lung

2. According to the text, why do sharks attack humans?

• Sharks may mistake humans for seals
• Sharks may attack humans when they are hungry
• All of the above

3. According to the text, what is a great white shark's favorite food?

• humans... especially third graders
• seals
• seaweed

4. True or False: It is okay to swim in the ocean with an open wound or cut?

• True
• False

5. True or False: You are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be attacked by a shark?

• True
• False

6. True or False: Sharks are at the top of our oceans' food chains?

• True
• False

7. About how many types of sharks are there?

• 7
• 100
• 350

8. According to the text, which shark can swim in freshwater and seawater?

• great white shark
• bull shark
• hammerhead shark

9. Which shark is considered the most dangerous to humans?

• great white shark
• bull shark
• tiger shark

10. What did Valerie and Ron Taylor invent so they could safely take pictures under the water?

• submarine
• shark net
• chain mail suit