How the Great White Shark Survives

Questions

1. Details Where does the great white shark live?

   the ice and cold seas of Antarctica cool coastal waters in oceans around the world hives in meadows, gardens and forests around the world the icy seas of the Arctic
2. Details Which of these does the great white shark eat?

   small rodents seals jellyfish roots and fruit
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the great white shark use rows of sharp, jagged teeth that are replaced when they fall out?

   They let it grab and tear its prey. They sweep snow aside to reach the grass underneath. It acts like armor. It lets it find animals moving under the snow.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   how scientists count animals where it lives what it eats how its body helps it survive
5. Vocabulary The passage says the great white shark is a carnivore. What is a carnivore?

   an animal that eats both plants and animals an animal that eats other animals an animal that eats only plants an animal that lives only in water
6. Vocabulary In the passage, what does the word "prey" mean?

   an animal that is hunted for food to stay in one place in the air tiny plant-like living things that grow in wet places shaped to move easily through water or air
7. Evidence Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the great white shark's body suits its home?

   One reason the great white shark survives is rows of sharp, jagged teeth that are replaced when they fall out, which let it grab and tear its prey. (Prey means an animal that is hunted for food.) It also has special sense organs on its snout, which detect the tiny electric signals of moving animals. This fish is up to 6 meters long. The great white shark makes its home in cool coastal waters in oceans around the world. Pups are born ready to swim and hunt on their own.
8. Inference Based on the passage, why would the great white shark have trouble surviving somewhere wide and open?

   It would have nothing to do all day. Its body and habits are suited to a place that is deep and salty. It would forget how to find its home. Its young would be called something else.

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