The Nose Awards/Octopus Escapes Again Quiz

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

• eaten

• rotting

• 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 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 face up rather than down.

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

Why do octopuses spray ink?

• so they can leave a trail to their dens

• because the 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

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

• dark

• warm

• not calm

• not deep

What is the passage mostly about?

• where octopuses live

• how octopuses stay safe

• what octopuses like to eat

• why octopuses have eight arms

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

• Keener

• Nostrils

• Trumpet

• Flexible

If an animal's senses are ____________________, they are better, sharper, and more developed.

• trumpet

• nostrils

• keener

• invisible