Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 5

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Na m e : ___ _


Directions:

Date:

Guess the ocean creature by reading the vocabulary clues below. Write the answer
on the line. Then draw an underwater creature in the ocean scene below.


  1. Reptile with flippers; lays its eggs in the sand: ___

  2. Immense ocean mammal, with a blow spout: _____

  3. Stinging, umbrella-like jelly creature: ____

  4. A creature that has five or more arms and is usually found in the shape of a star, able to
    bore holes in clam and oyster shells: _____

  5. Comes in many varieties, including great white, tiger, and sand: __

  6. Orange shellfish has two pincers and crawls on the ocean floor:__

  7. Underwater horse: ___

  8. Also called a “sea cow”: ___


Once you read vocabulary clues and consider all the
facts (even picture clues), you can draw a conclusion
about what you’ve read—that’s called an inference.
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