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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, how many tentacles does the octopus have?

a. ten
b. eight
c. four
d. two

2. What information is given first in the article?
a. The octopus has excellent vision and a good nervous system.
b. Squids and octopuses can also shoot an inky fluid into the water.

c. Giant squids are the largest of all animals without backbones.
d. Squids feed on fish.

3. How are the octopuses and squids able to move fast?

a. by shooting streams of water out of a siphon on the body
b. by using their fins
c. by attaching itself onto other fast sea creatures

d. by shooting out an inky fluid

4. What are the squid’s two of the longest tentacles called?
a. propellers

b. grasping arms
c. suckers
d. octopus

5. According to the article, when do the octopus and squid shoot ink?

a. when they feel threatened by an enemy
b. when they feel bored
c. when they are trying to catch their prey
d. when they are trying to mate

6. Which sentence uses the word pointed in the same way it is used in
the website?
a. Aileen pointed to the direction of her house.

b. The boy pointed at the suspected thief.
c. The pencil is thin and pointed.
d. He pointed a gun at her.

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