Incredible Sharks

What animal is a shark classified as?

• a mammal

• a reptile

• an amphibian

• a fish

What was the author's purpose for writing "Incredible Sharks"

• To inform people of the dangers of sharks

• to inform the reader with facts about sharks

• to entertain the reader with a story about a man-eating shark

• to persuade people to avoid swimming with sharks

True or false: More people die from shark attacks than they do from insect bites each year.

• True

• False

Which sentence best tells what "Incredible Sharks" is mostly about?

• Pygmy sharks are the smallest sharks.

• Their skeletons are made of easy-to-bend cartilage.

• There are about 400 kinds of sharks.

• Hammerhead sharks have a wide, thick head that looks like a hammer.

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion? "The scariest shark is the great white."

• Fact

• Opinion

Is the following sentence a fact or an opinion? "Blue sharks can give birth to over 100 pups at one time."

• Fact

• Opinion

Which detail tells about this main idea sentence: "A shark's skin has many sharp scales like tiny teeth."

• Its six-foot mouth filters tiny animals and plants from the water

• Its favorite food is seals or sea lions, not people

• You can cut yourself by rubbing against it.

• Its jaws are filled with 50 two-and-one-half-inch sharp teeth

A baby shark is called a ______.