RI 4.1

When should you brush the front, back, and top of your teeth?

• after you wet your toothbrush

• before you wet your toothbrush

• after you put toothpaste on the brush

• before you put toothpaste on the brush

What type of text is this?

• Scientific

• Technical

• Historic

• Fiction

What might happen if you did not brush your teeth?

• You would rot.

• Your teeth would turn red.

• Your tongue would fall out.

• Your breath would smell bad.

Since most shark attacks are accidental, how could you avoid an attack?

• Avoid swimming during their feeding time.

• Bring food for sharks in the ocean with you when you swim.

• Swim by yourself. Sharks will probably only attack groups of people.

• If a shark approaches you, pet it. Sharks may not bite you if they

  think you won’t hurt them.

Why does the author believe it is important to learn about great whites?

• Great whites are scary.

• Great whites are interesting.

• The author wants people to stay out of the ocean so that they do

  not get attacked by great whites.

• The author wants people to help great whites so they can come off of the endangered species list.

Based on the text, why is the box jellyfish described as “one of the most

poisonous animals in the world”?

• It has 15 tentacles.

• It has fins filled with poison.

• It has a sharp tail with poison in it.

• It has 5,000 stingers which contain venom.

According to the text, which event causes the stonefish to give a painful

sting?

• when the stonefish is hiding

• when the stonefish is caught

• when the stonefish is disturbed

• when the stonefish is swimming

Based on the text, what do the stingray, stonefish, and box jellyfish have

in common?

• They each have poison.

• They each have tentacles.

• They each have sharp tails.

• They each have special fins.

Based on the last paragraph, why is it difficult to see the box jellyfish?

• It moves fast.

• It has a clear body.

• Its tentacles hold poison.

• It is ignored by most swimmers.

Based on the text, why should people be aware of ocean animals that

sting?

• They can be dangerous to humans.

• They can be used to create new poisons.

• They can destroy too many other animals.

• They can be harmful to other plants that live in the water.