WorksheetsNose Awards and Octopus Escapes Again
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
What is the passage "The Nose Award" mostly about?
animals that have interesting noses
animals that use their noses for digging
animals that have noses like human noses
animals that depend on their noses to find food
The passage "The Nose Award" says that bears can smell food that is buried below the ground. What does buried mean?
eaten
rotten
hidden
growing
Why do sharks compare how long it takes smells to reach each of their nostrils?
to tell how long the smells will last
to tell why the smells are in the area
to tell where the smells are coming from
to tell what other animals have noticed the smells
What is the reason that hippos can breathe easily when they are in the water?
They take in air through their gills.
They keep the tips of their trunks dry.
They stay cool and calm when they swim.
They have nostrils that tace up rather than down.
How is information in the passage " The Nose Awards" mostly arranged?
by size of animal
type of animal
shape of the nose
the usefulness of the nose
What does the Octopus do after she notices the sea turtle in "Octopus Escapes Again!"
squeezes into an empty shell
dives down to catch some shrimp
leaves her home in search of food
turns the color of the plants around her
Why do octopuses spray ink?
so they can leave a trail to their dens
because ink helps them clean their food
so they can hide and then escape from attackers
because the force of the ink helps them swim faster.
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?
They are all hunting for clams.
They are all friends of Octopus.
All of them live in caves in the sea.
They all might want to eat the Octopus.
What is "The Octopus Escapes Again!" mostly about?
where octopus live
how octopus stay safe
what octopus like to eat
why they have 8 arms
What is the genre for both The Nose Awards and Octopus Escapes?
Fantasy & Nonfiction
Fictional & Fantasy
Nonfiction & Magazine
Drama & Science Fiction
Rabbits need __________ senses than some other animals because they have many enemies.
flexible
invisible
keener
siphon
My cat's __________ quivered as she smelled the tuna.
nostrils
trumpet
invisible
siphon
The principal must __________ her announcement over the students' chatter.
lurking
trumpet
flexible
keener
The waistband on these pants is elastic, so it is very__________.
flexible
keener
invisible
lurking
Brett used a __________ to get the excess water out of the drain.
nostrils
trumpet
flexible
siphon
A panther is __________ in the bushes, waiting for its next meal to approach.
keener
lurking
invisible
trumpet
The moon is __________ now, but you'll see it when the sky clears.
invisible
lurking
nostrils
keener
___________ are openings in a nose that take in air for breathing or smelling.
Keener
Nostrils
Siphons
Trumpets
A __________ is a tube or hose that is used to pull liquid in or out.
nostrils
invisible
siphon
trumpet
If something is __________, it cannot be seen.
invisible
siphon
keener
flexible
If an animal's senses are __________, they are better, sharper, or more developed.
trumpet
flexible
invisible
keener
If you __________ a message, you say it loudly and forcefully.
siphon
keener
trumpet
lurking
If an animal is __________, it is hiding while it waits to catch another creature.
lurking
flexible
keener
trumpet
If something is __________, it can bend or change shape without breaking.
nostrils
flexible
invisible
siphon
What does Octopus do after she notices the sea turtle?
squeezes into an empty shell
dives down to catch some shrimp
leaves her home in search of food
turns the color of the plants around her
The passage says that Octopus looks for crabs in shallow water by the shoreline. What does shallow mean?
dark
warm
not calm
not deep
The genre of this story is __________________.
a narrative nonfiction
an autobiography
a poem
a drama
Whoosh is an example of what type of figurative language?
onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
metaphor
True or False:
The word octopus comes from two Greek words meaning “seven” and “foot.”
True
False
All are body parts of an octopus EXCEPT:
mantle
siphon
suckers
legs
On page 59, why does the author repeat the word "down?"
to show how far down the turtle dives
because she didn't know what else to write
to show how shallow the water is
to show how fast the turtle was swimming
True or False:
The author and the illustrator of the story are NOT the same person.
True
False
How did Octopus keep from getting eaten by the sea turtle?
Hid inside an empty shell
Swam around
Dug underground
He got eaten by the turtle
What is Octopus' secret weapon against the eel?
She digs underwater
She swims fast
She squirts out dark ink
She gets eaten by the eel
True/False: An octopus arm will grow back after it goes missing.
True
False
What does Octopus finally eat for his meal?
Eel
Crab
Clam
Oyster
What's the first predator the Octopus meets?
Eel
Sea Turtle
Shark
Gull
