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Nose Awards and Octopus Escapes Again

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the passage "The Nose Award" mostly about?

a)

animals that have interesting noses

b)

animals that use their noses for digging

c)

animals that have noses like human noses

d)

animals that depend on their noses to find food

2.

The passage "The Nose Award" says that bears can smell food that is buried below the ground. What does buried mean?

a)

eaten

b)

rotten

c)

hidden

d)

growing

3.

Why do sharks compare how long it takes smells to reach each of their nostrils?

a)

to tell how long the smells will last

b)

to tell why the smells are in the area

c)

to tell where the smells are coming from

d)

to tell what other animals have noticed the smells

4.

What is the reason that hippos can breathe easily when they are in the water?

a)

They take in air through their gills.

b)

They keep the tips of their trunks dry.

c)

They stay cool and calm when they swim.

d)

They have nostrils that tace up rather than down.

5.

How is information in the passage " The Nose Awards" mostly arranged?

a)

by size of animal

b)

type of animal

c)

shape of the nose

d)

the usefulness of the nose

6.

What does the Octopus do after she notices the sea turtle in "Octopus Escapes Again!"

a)

squeezes into an empty shell

b)

dives down to catch some shrimp

c)

leaves her home in search of food

d)

turns the color of the plants around her

7.

Why do octopuses spray ink?

a)

so they can leave a trail to their dens

b)

because ink helps them clean their food

c)

so they can hide and then escape from attackers

d)

because the force of the ink helps them swim faster.

8.

In the passage, Octopus comes across a sea turtle, an eel, a shark, a grouper and a gull. What do these animals have in common?

a)

They are all hunting for clams.

b)

They are all friends of Octopus.

c)

All of them live in caves in the sea.

d)

They all might want to eat the Octopus.

9.

What is "The Octopus Escapes Again!" mostly about?

a)

where octopus live

b)

how octopus stay safe

c)

what octopus like to eat

d)

why they have 8 arms

10.

What is the genre for both The Nose Awards and Octopus Escapes?

a)

Fantasy & Nonfiction

b)

Fictional & Fantasy

c)

Nonfiction & Magazine

d)

Drama & Science Fiction

11.

Rabbits need __________ senses than some other animals because they have many enemies.

a)

flexible

b)

invisible

c)

keener

d)

siphon

12.

My cat's __________ quivered as she smelled the tuna.

a)

nostrils

b)

trumpet

c)

invisible

d)

siphon

13.

The principal must __________ her announcement over the students' chatter.

a)

lurking

b)

trumpet

c)

flexible

d)

keener

14.

The waistband on these pants is elastic, so it is very__________.

a)

flexible

b)

keener

c)

invisible

d)

lurking

15.

Brett used a __________ to get the excess water out of the drain.

a)

nostrils

b)

trumpet

c)

flexible

d)

siphon

16.

A panther is __________ in the bushes, waiting for its next meal to approach.

a)

keener

b)

lurking

c)

invisible

d)

trumpet

17.

The moon is __________ now, but you'll see it when the sky clears.

a)

invisible

b)

lurking

c)

nostrils

d)

keener

18.

___________ are openings in a nose that take in air for breathing or smelling.

a)

Keener

b)

Nostrils

c)

Siphons

d)

Trumpets

19.

A __________ is a tube or hose that is used to pull liquid in or out.

a)

nostrils

b)

invisible

c)

siphon

d)

trumpet

20.

If something is __________, it cannot be seen.

a)

invisible

b)

siphon

c)

keener

d)

flexible

21.

If an animal's senses are __________, they are better, sharper, or more developed.

a)

trumpet

b)

flexible

c)

invisible

d)

keener

22.

If you __________ a message, you say it loudly and forcefully.

a)

siphon

b)

keener

c)

trumpet

d)

lurking

23.

If an animal is __________, it is hiding while it waits to catch another creature.

a)

lurking

b)

flexible

c)

keener

d)

trumpet

24.

If something is __________, it can bend or change shape without breaking.

a)

nostrils

b)

flexible

c)

invisible

d)

siphon

25.

What does Octopus do after she notices the sea turtle?

a)

squeezes into an empty shell

b)

dives down to catch some shrimp

c)

leaves her home in search of food

d)

turns the color of the plants around her

26.

The passage says that Octopus looks for crabs in shallow water by the shoreline. What does shallow mean?

a)

dark

b)

warm

c)

not calm

d)

not deep

27.

The genre of this story is __________________.

a)

a narrative nonfiction

b)

an autobiography

c)

a poem

d)

a drama

28.

Whoosh is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

29.

True or False:

The word octopus comes from two Greek words meaning “seven” and “foot.”

a)

True

b)

False

30.

All are body parts of an octopus EXCEPT:

a)

mantle

b)

siphon

c)

suckers

d)

legs

31.

On page 59, why does the author repeat the word "down?"

a)

to show how far down the turtle dives

b)

because she didn't know what else to write

c)

to show how shallow the water is

d)

to show how fast the turtle was swimming

32.

True or False:

The author and the illustrator of the story are NOT the same person.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

How did Octopus keep from getting eaten by the sea turtle?

a)

Hid inside an empty shell

b)

Swam around

c)

Dug underground

d)

He got eaten by the turtle

34.

What is Octopus' secret weapon against the eel?

a)

She digs underwater

b)

She swims fast

c)

She squirts out dark ink

d)

She gets eaten by the eel

35.

True/False: An octopus arm will grow back after it goes missing.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What does Octopus finally eat for his meal?

a)

Eel

b)

Crab

c)

Clam

d)

Oyster

37.

What's the first predator the Octopus meets?

a)

Eel

b)

Sea Turtle

c)

Shark

d)

Gull