Nature's Master/Clever Octopus Worksheets

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Nature's Master/Clever Octopus For Google Apps

These 4th grade reading passages consist of paired text and comprehension questions for each. There is a nonfiction passage about nature's master of disguise, the octopus The octopus is one of the most fascinating animals in the ocean. With eight arms, three hearts, and blue blood. They’re also incredibly smart. Scientists have seen octopuses open jars, solve puzzles, and escape from tanks. After reading about octopuses student are given some comprehension questions. Can they answer them without looking back in the passage.
1. What helps an octopus hide from predators?
2. How does an octopus use its arms?
3. Why is the mimic octopus special?
4. What does an octopus do to escape danger?
5. How does the octopus show intelligence?

Nature's Master is paired with a fictional passage about Olive, the octopus, who is very clever. Read the passage to discover why she became the reef's problem solver. Questions for your 4th grade students also follow the passage.
1. What problem did Olive face at the beginning?
2. How did Olive solve her problem?
3. What did Olive do to help the crab?
4. What did the crab say to Olive?
5. What did Olive become known for?

Included in this resource are compare and contrast questions.
1. How do both passages show that octopuses are clever?
2. What real-life facts from the nonfiction passage are shown in Olive’s
story?
3. How do both texts show how octopuses survive in the ocean?
4. Which passage gives facts, and which tells a story? How can you tell?

There are also writing prompts to encourage students to write their own paragraph about octopuses.