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Giant Pacific Octopus by Leon Gray

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An octopus hides in its ___________. (IE)

a)

den

b)

castle

c)

a jar

d)

under the sand

2.

When he is hungry, he likes to eat _________. (AH)

a)

crabs, clams and other animals with hard shelles

b)

people

c)

McDonalds

d)

Long John Silvers

3.

How does the octopus eat?

a)

He uses its strong beak to break the victim's shell and poisons it to stop moving.

b)

He eats it with his strong teeth.

c)

He breaks into little pieces and eats it with his arms.

d)

The food swims right into his mouth.

4.

What part of the octopus is the strongest? (LM)

a)

suckers

b)

mantle

c)

its 3 hearts

d)

mouth

5.

The predators of the octopus are ________.

a)

seals, sea otters, and whales

b)

crabs, oysters, small fish

c)

dogs, cats, goldfish

d)

arms,mantle, eyes

6.

Why can an octopus squeeze into a small place?

a)

They have no bones.

b)

They are not afraid of small places.

c)

They are good squeezers.

d)

It makes them sleep better

7.

How does an octopus move?

a)

He sucks in water through his siphon and pushes it out.

b)

He kicks all his legs at one time really fast.

c)

He can't move, he just floats.

d)

He wiggles around.

8.

Why would an octopus squirt ink?

a)

The black ink makes a dark cloud so the octopus can escape a predator.

b)

He needs ink so he can write a letter

c)

He was sick and needed to squirt it out.

d)

It makes him swim faster.

9.

Why would an octopus change color?

a)

To blend in with is surroundings to avoid predators.

b)

He does not like staying the same color all the time.

c)

To attract his prey to his pretty colors so he can eat them.

d)

An octopus is always the same color.

10.

How big can a Giant Pacific Octopus grow?

a)

As long as a minivan.

b)

As long as a bus

c)

As big as a piece of rice

d)

As long as a kid

11.

Where does the octopus like to live?

a)

deep and shallow

b)

deep only

c)

shallow only

d)

in the aquarium