Context Clues Seashells by Bela Mote
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- Q1
Read the sentence from paragraph 1 in the passage.
Their shells save them from storms or predators such as starfish, birds, and otters.
What does the author suggest to the reader by using the word predators?
Predators need to find shelter from storms.
Predators can harm some animals.
All predators have skeletons.
120s - Q2
Read the sentence from paragraph 1 in the passage.
Their shells save them from storms or predators such as starfish, birds, and otters.
What does the author suggest to the reader by using the word predators?
An animal’s shell helps protect it.
When the animal dies, the shell remains.
All predators have skeletons.
120s - Q3
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.
Part A
What is the meaning of the word iridescent as it is used in paragraph 4?
shining with many varying colors
not letting light through
easy to notice or understand
120s - Q4
Part B
Which phrase from the passage helps the reader understand the meaning of iridescent?
“gleams with different rainbow colors”
“have small holes in their shells”
“next largest group of mollusks”
120s - Q5
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.
Part A
What is the meaning of the word bivalve as it is used in paragraph 5?
having a shell with two pieces
having a hard outer shell
having a soft outer shell
120s - Q6
Part B
Which phrases in paragraph 5 that best support your answer in Part A.
After univalves, bivalves are the next largest group of mollusks. When a bivalve is alive, the two parts of its shell are hinged. After the animal dies, you may find just one part of the shell lying on the beach.
When a bivalve is alive, the two parts of its shell are hinged.
After the animal dies, you may find just one part of the shell lying on the beach.
120s - Q7
Read the sentence from the passage.
The jackknife clam has an appropriate name because it has about the same shape as a closed jackknife.
What does the author tell the reader by using the word appropriate?
Jackknife describes the shape of the clam and the clam looks like an open jackknife.
Bivalves are the largest group of mollusks and jackknife describes the shape of the clam.
A jackknife folds into its own case and an angel wing is a good name for the clam.
120s