Starter quiz

  • What is the purpose of the non-fiction text 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'?
    • it is funny to read
    • it is exciting to look at the illustrations
    • it teaches us the science behind how creatures glow in the dark  ✓
    • it helps us understand how we can glow in the dark
  • Select the key features of a non-fiction text like 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'.
    • images and captions  ✓
    • sub-headings to organise information  ✓
    • fact boxes  ✓
    • chapters to tell a story
  • If I wanted to find out about a specific bioluminescent creature in the text, what should I do?
    • read the entire text again
    • flick through the text to find the relevant pages  ✓
    • read from start to finish
  • Select the statements that are true about bioluminescence.
    • Lots of bioluminescent creatures live in deep and dark parts of the ocean.  ✓
    • Bioluminescent creatures get their light from the Sun.
    • Bioluminescent creatures produce their light as a result of a chemical reaction.  ✓
    • Bioluminescent creatures use their glow to communicate and survive.  ✓
  • What are the ways that bioluminescent creatures reveal their glow?
    • they have glowing light organs called photophores  ✓
    • they shoot sparks of light out of their bodies
    • they ooze bioluminescent slime  ✓
    • they borrow their bioluminescence from glow-in-the-dark bacteria  ✓
    • they open their mouths to release a glow
  • Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
    • midnight zone
      ⇔
      the deepest part of the sea ✓
    • bacteria
      ⇔
      living cellular organisms ✓
    • predator
      ⇔
      an animal that preys on others ✓
    • prey
      ⇔
      an animal that is caught and killed by another for food ✓
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