Reading Test; Week 13.

To what does the author compare the sting of a jellyfish?

• the needles on a cactus

• the sting of a wasp or bumblebee

• a bow and arrow

Why do jellyfish sting?

• to mark their territory

• to let other animals know they are there

• to protect themselves and catch food.

A very large number

• choices

• millions

• decide

• simple

Float around, move slowly

• drift

• weaker

• decide

• simple

Very yucky, sickening

• millions

• choices

• disgusting

• weaker

Less strong

• simple

• drift

• wrapped

• weaker

Yuck! The trash can smells __________.

• millions

• drift

• disgusting

• decide

Did you __________ what you are going to eat for lunch?

• choices

• decide

• millions

• drift

Why does the author begin the article with the words if you were a Jellyfish?

• to teach you how to swim like a jellyfish

• to tell you that you are like a jellyfish

• to make you think about what it is like to be a jellyfish

What words does the author use to help the reader understand how a jellyfish stings?

• "Like a bow and arrow"

• "Like a bee sting"

• "Like a dog bite"