NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“WadingintoMarineBiology”isnonfiction?Thereisamaincharacterwhoovercomesachallenge.Ittellstheauthor’spersonalthoughtsandfeelings.Thereareheadings,photographs,andcaptions.Ithaseventsthatcouldnothappeninreallife.2.WithwhichstatementistheauthorMOSTLIKELYtoagree?Mudandseawaterareverymessy.Studentsshouldvisitdifferentplaces.Peopleshouldtreatnaturewithrespect.Marinebiologistsshouldteachchildren.3.InwhichzonewouldyouMOSTLIKELYfindbarnacles?TheBlackZoneTheUpperZoneTheMiddleZoneTheLowerZone4.HowaretheMiddleandLowerZonesALIKE?Theyarebothexposedtoaireveryday.Jellyfishandmarinewormslivethere.Theyarefullofblue-greenbacteria.Sealettuceprotectsthefishthere.5.HowisCobscookBayDIFFERENTfromotherbays?Ithastideseveryday.Itisquiteshallow.Ithassteepsides.Ithastidepools.WeeklyLessonTestLesson12©Harcourt•Grade5103SelectionComprehension“WadingintoMarineBiology”Name6.Whydidtheauthorwrite“WadingintoMarineBiology”?topersuadereaderstostudysciencetowarnreadersaboutfast-risingtidestoexplaintoreaderswhattidepoolslookliketotellreadersaboutchangeablelandnearthesea7.UnderwhichheadingareyouMOSTLIKELYtolearnwhytidesriseandfall?MeetingtheTidalResidentsLifeintheTidalZoneLifeinaTidePoolHowTidesWork8.Howcanyoutellthathightideiscomingin?Thewateriscolder.Thefisharestill.Themusselsareeasytosee.Theseaweedfloatstothetop.READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Whyislivinginthetidalzonedangerousforseaanimals?Usedetailsfrom“WadingintoMarineBiology”toexplainyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson12©Harcourt•Grade5104SelectionComprehension“WadingintoMarineBiology”NameFocusSkill:TextStructure:CompareandContrastReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.OctopusorSquid?OceanAnimalswithEightLegsWhenmostpeoplethinkofoctopusandsquid,theythinkofanimalswitheightlegsthatliveintheocean.However,bothanimalshaveotherfeaturesincommon.Bothhavelargeheads,andtheyusetheirtwolargeeyestosee.Bothsquirtoutablack,ink-likeliquidwhe...
