Eight Arms in the Sea: teacher key

Giant Pacific Octopuses, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Meet the big octopus. It has arms with suckers and three hearts. It is smart, it has a den, and it starts out tiny.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How many arms does it have?
   • Eight (answer)
   • Four
   • Ten
2. What do the suckers do?
   • Make sound
   • Grip and taste (answer)
   • Dig a den
3. What can it learn to open?
   • Doors
   • Boxes
   • Jars (answer)
4. What does it eat?
   • Crabs (answer)
   • Grass
   • Cake
5. It hunts at night. When is it awake?
   • At noon
   • At night (answer)
   • Never
6. How big is a baby octopus?
   • A bus
   • A cat
   • A grain of rice (answer)

Words

• suckers: grippy cups
• den: hiding place
• blend: look the same