Octopus Escapes Again

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

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.

• All of them might want to eat Octopus.

What is the passage mostly about?

• where octopuses live

• how octopuses stay safe

• what octopuses like to eat

• why octopuses have eight arms

The genre of this story is __________________.

• a narrative nonfiction

• an autobiography

• a poem

• a drama

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

Alexa is a great addition to our gymnastics team because she is very ____________.

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

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

 

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

An octopus can become ___________ to its predators by instantly changing its color and texture to blend into its surroundings.

 

Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

An octopus pulls water into its mantle cavities and then squeezes it out through the ____________.