Sharks Comprehension and Vocab

What does the author say the shark's skin is like?

• snake's skin

• sandpaper

• moist paper towel

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How would you describe cartilage?

• rubbery

• stiff

• weak

• jagged

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What are shark babies called?

• cubs

• guppies

• pups

• kittens

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Why does a shark bite its food before chewing?

• to see if the animal will bite back

• to see if it is something that they want to continue eating

• to see if the food is fatty enough

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

Lemon sharks got their names because a researcher spent a whole summer feeding them lemons.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A predator is...

• something that eats other animals

• something that is eaten by other animals

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How are people endangering sharks?

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Which describes whale sharks?

• They are the biggest sharks.

• They are harmless to people.

• They don't have teeth.

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

How do a shark's senses help them be a better hunter?

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Sometimes my mother keeps my father up at night with the noise she makes from __________ her teeth.

• predator

• blend

• grinding

• rare

• gliding

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4