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Under the Sea Comprehension

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Under the Sea Comprehension

Read the short story carefully. Then answer each question. Use details from the story to explain your ideas.

A reef at low tide

Mere and her cousin Talia were exploring a rocky shore with their aunt. The tide had gone out, leaving shallow pools between the rocks. Their aunt reminded them to look gently and leave every creature where it was. In the first pool, a tiny crab scuttled beneath a ledge. Mere crouched quietly. “It might be hiding from hungry birds,” she whispered. In another pool, a sea star clung to a rock. Talia noticed its rough surface was covered in colourful speckles. Then they saw something unusual: a piece of seaweed seemed to move by itself. Talia looked closer and spotted a small green fish tucked among the waving fronds. Its colour helped it blend in. The cousins watched without touching it. Before they left, their aunt pointed out that the rising tide would soon refill the pools. “These little pools are a safe home for a while,” she said, “but the creatures still need the sea.” Mere and Talia stepped carefully back along the shore, pleased that they had discovered so much by looking closely.

Show what you understood

Answer using the story. For written answers, include a detail that supports your thinking.

1.Where were Mere and Talia exploring with their aunt?
2.What had happened to the tide when the cousins found the pools?
  • It had gone out.
  • It had risen over the shore.
  • It had frozen.
3.Where did the tiny crab scuttle?
4.What covered the sea star’s rough surface?
5.What first made the seaweed seem unusual to Talia?
  • It seemed to move by itself.
  • It was bright red.
  • It had washed onto the sand.
6.What was hiding among the seaweed, and how did its colour help it?
7.Why did the aunt remind the children to look gently and leave the creatures where they were?
8.What does the word “blend” mean in the sentence about the green fish?
  • To look similar to what is around it
  • To swim quickly away
  • To make a loud sound
9.What would happen to the pools as the tide rose?
10.Why did the aunt say the creatures still needed the sea, even though the pools were a safe home for a while?
11.Choose one detail that shows the cousins were careful observers. Explain what they noticed.

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  • Under the Sea Comprehension, page 1 of 3: A reef at low tide, Show what you understood

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  • Under the Sea Comprehension, page 2 of 3: 4. What covered the sea star’s rough surface?

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  • Under the Sea Comprehension, page 3 of 3: 11. Choose one detail that shows the cousins were careful observers. Explain what they…

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