WorksheetsHorseshoes Aren't Just for Good Luck reading a-z
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. What new experience did the narrator have during the story?
seeing the ocean
riding a train
helping horseshoe crabs
all of the above
2. When the narrator first arrived at the beach town, there weren't many people who were ______________.
walking around
riding bicycles
driving cars
relaxing
3. What did Gram want the narrator to do before going to the beach?
learn how to be safe at the beach
pick out a bedroom
eat dinner
get some beach gear
4. The townspeople built jetties because ______________.
they didn't want the ocean to flood their town
they wanted to walk on them
they wanted to prevent the beach from eroding
they wanted to attract tourists
5. How did the narrator feel when seeing the horseshoe crabs for the first time?
surprised
worried
uninterested
all of the above
6. Why do horseshoe crabs burrow into the sand?
to hide
to sleep
to stay cool
to find food
7. When an animal sheds its skin or fur, we say it __________.
rows
molts
burrows
erodes
8. Which of the following is a fact about horseshoe crabs?
Horseshoe crabs eat algae, clams, and worms.
Female horseshoe crabs lay only a few eggs each season.
Horseshoe crabs do not burrow under the sand.
Scientists just discovered horseshoe crabs.
9. Which of the following is an opinion about horseshoe crabs?
Molting happens because the crab is growing larger.
Most people call limuli, horseshoe crabs.
The horseshoe crab's tail is most important to its survival.
Horseshoe crabs have been on the Earth for a very long time.
10. A current is ________________________.
a small animal that lives only in salt water
a flow of water moving in one direction
a wave of high water
a strong storm
