Answer Sheet: The Blobfish

Drag each sentence into the correct category: Main Idea, Supporting Detail, and Not a Supporting Detail.

Groups:

(a) Main Idea

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(b) Supporting Details

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(c) Not a Supporting Detail

• The blobfish is a strange-looking fish that lives in deep ocean waters.

• The blobfish has a jelly-like body that helps it survive deep-sea pressure.

• The blobfish could become endangered due to deep-sea fishing.

• Blobfish are sometimes caught by accident in nets meant for other sea creatures.

• Some groups are working to protect blobfish from extinction.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the author’s main purpose in writing this article?

• To entertain readers with a humorous story about sea creatures

• To explain how blobfish catch their prey

• To persuade readers to care about protecting blobfish

• To compare blobfish to other deep-sea animals

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which two conclusions can you draw based on the article?

• Blobfish are excellent swimmers.

• Blobfish are in danger because of human activity.

• The blobfish's unusual appearance is caused by its deep-sea habitat.

• Blobfish are often kept as pets.

• Blobfish have powerful muscles that help them hunt.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does the word photogenic most likely mean in paragraph 6?

• Living in the ocean

• Easy to photograph well

• Scary to look at

• Large and dangerous

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

How does the author structures paragraph 3 ?

• By presenting a problem and then offering a solution

• By listing a series of events in chronological order

• By comparing and contrasting two ideas

• By describing a process step by step

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Put the events in the correct order as they happen in the article:

• Blobfish are accidentally caught in deep-sea fishing nets.

• Wildlife groups try to protect the blobfish.

• Researchers discover the blobfish using underwater cameras.

• Scientists become worried about the blobfish's survival.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which sentence best summarizes the article?

• Blobfish live near crabs and lobsters and are sometimes caught by fishermen.

• The blobfish is a jelly-like animal that does not need to swim.

• The blobfish is a unique deep-sea animal that is in danger due to fishing and should be protected.

• Scientists study blobfish because they look like humans.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence from the article best supports the idea that blobfish are harmed even when fishermen try to help them?

• Deep beneath the waves, where sunlight cannot reach and the pressure could crush a human submarine, lives one of the ocean’s strangest creatures—the blobfish.

• Instead of chasing food, the blobfish waits for small animals like sea urchins, crabs, and mollusks to drift nearby.

• Animal protection groups have stepped in, pushing for stronger fishing regulations and the creation of protected deep-sea areas.

• After just a little exposure to air, the blobfish will dry out and shrivel up so that it no longer resembles a blobby, balloon-faced creature.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2