Giant Squid

What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

• the way a Kraken looks

• the way a giant squid looks

• the way an old ship looked

• the ways a squid and a Kraken are alike

What can you conclude about the Kraken?

• It is as big as a bus.

• It is mean to sailors everywhere.

• It is based on a real sea creature.

• It only attacks to defend itself.

What words from the selection help you understand the meaning of tentacles?

• up to 33 feet long

• legendary sea monster

• huge and enormous

• these long arms

Why don't scientists know much about giant squids?

• Giant squids live deep in the ocean.

• Giant squids only visit beaches.

• Scientists are not interested.

• Giant squids are very shy creatures.

How have giant squids adapted to life in the deep ocean?

• They have long tentacles to reach ships from the bottom of the ocean.

• They have giant eyes to see in the dark.

• They have small mouths like parrots.

• They use their tentacles like whips.

How does the author help the reader understand the size of a giant squid?

• by comparing it to a small bus

• by comparing it to a Kraken

• by comparing it to a small ship

• by comparing it to a parrot

Which statement is most likely true?

• Giant squids are not real animals.

• Giant squids loved to eat sailors.

• Giant squids attacked small ships accidentally.

• Giant squids are highly intelligent ocean animals.

How many TOTAL limbs does a giant squid have?

• 2

• 10

• 8

• 33

Which best describes the central idea of this selection?

• The Kraken is a legendary sea monster that attacks small ships and sometimes eats sailors. Giant squids do the same thing.

• Giant squids have large eyes and many tentacles. Sailors used to think they were monsters. They giant squids thought they were whales and tried to grab them.

• Ships used to be smaller and made of wood. This meant that giant squids thought they were whales and tried to grab them.

• The Kraken is a legendary sea monster. Giant squids are odd but real sea creatures. Experts believe that stories about the Kraken were really talking about giant squids.

How does paragraph 2 contribute to the descriptive structure of the text?

• It describes the size of the vessels that are destroyed by the Kraken.

• It describes characteristics of the giant squid and where it lives.

• It describes how the Kraken would capsize large vessels.

• It describes how fearful the sailors were of the Kraken.