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SHARKS

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the largest of all sharks?

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Whale Shark

c)

Bull Shark

d)

Tiger Shark

2.

Sharks have existed for approximately how long?

a)

5 Years

b)

10,000 Years

c)

350 Million Years

d)

10 Million Years

3.

What unusual thing can the bull shark do?

a)

Talk

b)

Eat Seaweed

c)

Live out of water

d)

Survive in Freshwater

4.

What are baby sharks called?

a)

Cubs

b)

Pups

c)

Fry

d)

Sharklings

5.

What are shark skeletons made of?

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Rubber

d)

They don't have them

6.

After eating a seal or a sea lion, how long can a great white shark go without another big meal?

a)

A Few Hours

b)

A Day

c)

A Week

d)

A Month

7.

How many teeth can a shark have?

a)

Thousands

b)

Hundreds

c)

50

d)

25

8.

Most sharks are harmful to humans

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which organ helps sharks to float?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Spleen

d)

Stomach

10.

What does the hammerhead shark use its unusually shaped head for?

a)

Measuring Width

b)

Hammering Nails

c)

Trapping Stingrays

d)

Swimming faster

11.

How many shark species are there?

a)

170

b)

500

c)

70

d)

770

12.

The chance of being attacked by a shark is very high

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What are sharks?

a)

Mammals

b)

Fish

c)

Animals

14.

How many types of sharks are there?

a)

over 400 types

b)

42 types

c)

1 million types

15.

How big can whale shark get?

a)

As big as a bus.

b)

As big as 3 buses

c)

As big an elephant

16.

Almost all sharks are ...

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

cute

17.

What are sharks considered in the ocean?

a)

predators

b)

friendly

c)

herbivores

18.

Sharks have a good sense of vision and hearing.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Sharks use their teeth for...

a)

chewing

b)

biting

c)

smiling

20.

What is so unique about a sharks mouth?

a)

a lot of teeth

b)

very soft

c)

nothing

21.

Where do sharks live?

a)

Swamp

b)

Forest

c)

Ocean

d)

Jungle

22.

How do sharks eat?

a)

they chew their food

b)

they jump through the water

c)

they swallow their food whole

23.

Are all sharks the same?

a)

Yes

b)

No

24.

What happens when a shark loses a tooth?

a)

The shark grows a new tooth

b)

The shark does not grow a new tooth

25.

Can sharks smell blood?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

The movie "Jaws" made people nervous to go swimming in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Sharks always attack surfers because they are noisy.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Sharks have good eyesight.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Sharks can smell a single drop of blood from a mile away.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Seal meat is the same thickness as human flesh.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Sharks prefer seal meat to human flesh.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A shark thinks a surfer is a seal because the surfboard smells just like seal meat.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Sharks are mammals.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

There are sensors in the sharks'fins that detect blood.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which shark is the fastest in the ocean?

a)

Great White shark

b)

Mako shark

c)

Blue shark

d)

Tiger shark

36.

How long have sharks been on the Earth?

a)

65 million years

b)

50 thousand years

c)

455 million years

d)

372 million year

37.

When a shark goes into tonic immobility, the shark is...

a)

in a trance

b)

paralyzed

c)

dying

d)

sleeping

38.

Which species of shark is the most endangered on the planet?

a)

Blue sharks

b)

Great White sharks

c)

Lantern Sharks

d)

Angel sharks

39.

How many teeth can a shark go through in their lifetime?

a)

50,000

b)

10,000

c)

750

d)

30,000

40.

What species of shark is the oldest known species?

a)

Blue shark

b)

Goblin shark

c)

Cookie Cutter shark

d)

Bull shark

41.

How big was the average length of the Megalodon shark?

a)

50 feet

b)

21 feet

c)

70 feet

d)

85 feet

42.

Where does the tiger shark get its name from?

a)

The markings on its body.

b)

The teeth it has.

c)

It is the color orange.

d)

It eats meat like a tiger.

43.

Sharks are different from most fish because........

a)

they live in oceans around the world

b)

they have rough skin

c)

they come to the surface to breathe

d)

they are eaten by people

44.

Why is losing a tooth not a problem for a shark?

a)

When a shark loses a tooth, another tooth takes its place.

b)

Sharks don't get old enough to use teeth.

c)

Sharks teeth never fall out.

d)

Sharks die if a tooth is lost.

45.

How are the teeth of sharks that eat shellfish different from other shark teeth?

a)

They are longer.

b)

They are shorter.

c)

There are more of them.

d)

They are flatter.

46.

What type of shark can only survive in fresh water?

a)

Bull Shark

b)

Angel Shark

c)

Great White Shark

d)

Sea Lion

47.

How does the hammerhead find its prey?

a)

They eyes are far apart to scan for prey.

b)

They smell the water.

c)

They blow bubbles that pop.

d)

They don't eat prey.