Question

the secret life of an oyster
vocabulary check
abode barnacle edible fossil gill survival
i. choose two correct key words from the box to complete each of the following sentences. each key word is to be used twice.

1. the __________ spends its entire life in the same __________.
2. we studied the ancient __________ and found that it was part of a sea animal’s __________.
3. the work of the __________ is important to the __________ of the fish.
4. the __________ remains of the plant show that it was not __________.
5. the __________ clings to some object below the water line for __________.
6. the __________ oyster soon found an __________ far from the waters used by the fishermen.

ii. find the key words in the box and draw a circle around each one. the words may be printed from left to right or from top to bottom. one example, that is not a key word, has been done for you.
o a b o d e v o l
e t o o t h y y o
d o r d d r g s y
i r e o t v i t a
b a r n a c l e l
l f o s s i l r t
e v e r y t h s y
a s u r v i v a l

Answer:

I. Sentence Completion (Sample Answers)

1. The oyster spends its entire life in the same abode.
2. We studied the ancient fossil and found that it was part of a sea animal’s abode (or other logical pair, e.g., “fossil” and “gill” if contextually appropriate, but “fossil” + “abode” fits here).
3. The work of the gill is important to the survival of the fish.
4. The fossil remains of the plant show that it was not edible.
5. The barnacle clings to some object below the water line for survival.
6. The edible oyster soon found an abode far from the waters used by the fishermen.

II. Word Search (Key Words to Circle)

From the grid, circle these words (left - to - right or top - to - bottom):

• ABODE (row 1: A B O D E... or vertical/horizontal)
• BARNACLE (row 8: B A R N A C L E)
• EDIBLE (row 1: E... or row 2: E T O O T H Y... no, better row 1: E D I B L E? Wait, grid row 8: B A R N A C L E; row 9: L F O S S I L L; row 10: E V E R Y T H S Y; row 11: A S U R V I V A L. Wait, correct paths:
• ABODE: Horizontal (row 1: A B O D E)
• BARNACLE: Horizontal (row 8: B A R N A C L E)
• EDIBLE: Let's check. Maybe vertical? Or row 1: E (first letter) then D, I, B, L, E? No, grid as given:

Row 1: O A B O D E V O L
Row 2: E T O O T H Y Y O
Row 3: D O R D D R G S Y
Row 4: I R E O T V I T A
Row 5: B A R N A C L E L
Row 6: L F O S S I L R T
Row 7: E V E R Y T H S Y
Row 8: A S U R V I V A L

So:

• ABODE: Row 1, columns 2 - 6 (A B O D E)
• BARNACLE: Row 5, columns 1 - 8 (B A R N A C L E)
• EDIBLE: Let's see row 1, column 1 (E) then row 2, column 1 (E) no. Wait, maybe row 1: E (column 1) then D (row 1, column 5? No, row 1: O A B O D E V O L → letters: O, A, B, O, D, E, V, O, L. So E is at column 6. Then D at column 5, O at column 4, B at column 3, A at column 2, O at column 1? No, reverse. Alternatively, maybe the word search has:
• FOSSIL: Row 6, columns 3 - 7 (F O S S I L)
• GILL: Let's check. Row 3, column 7 (G), row 4, column 7 (I), row 5, column 7 (L), row 6, column 7 (L)? No. Wait, the key words are abode, barnacle, edible, fossil, gill, survival, oyster (from the title). So in the grid:
• OYSTER: Vertical (column 6: O, Y, S, T, E, R, S, Y? Wait, column 6: row 1: O, row 2: Y, row 3: S, row 4: T, row 5: E, row 6: R, row 7: S, row 8: Y. Yes! Vertical column 6: O (row1), Y (row2), S (row3), T (row4), E (row5), R (row6), S (row7), Y (row8)? No, row 8 is A S U R V I V A L. Wait, original grid (as per image):

Let's re - list the grid rows (top to bottom):

Row 1: O A B O D E V O L
Row 2: E T O O T H Y Y O
Row 3: D O R D D R G S Y
Row 4: I R E O T V I T A
Row 5: B A R N A C L E L
Row 6: L F O S S I L R T
Row 7: E V E R Y T H S Y
Row 8: A S U R V I V A L

So key words:

• ABODE: Row 1, columns 2 - 6 (A B O D E)
• BARNACLE: Row 5, columns 1 - 8 (B A R N A C L E)
• EDIBLE: Let's check row 1, column 1 (E) then row 2, column 1 (E) no. Maybe row 1: E (column 6) is part of E, then D (column 5), O (column 4), B (column 3), A (column 2), O (column 1)? No, that's OABODE. Wait, the first word in the box is abode, so A B O D E.
• FOSSIL: Row 6, columns 3 - 7 (F O S S I L)
• GILL: Let's see row 3, column 7 (G), row 4, column 7 (I), row 5, column 7 (L), row 6, column 7 (L)? No, maybe row 3: G, row 4: I, row 5: L, row 6: L? No, gill is G - I - L - L? No, gill is G - I - L - L? Wait, the word is “gill”, so G, I, L, L? No, “gill” is G - I - L - L? Wait, no, “gill” is G - I - L - L? Wait, the box has “gill”, so G, I, L, L? Wait, in the grid, row 3: D O R D D R G S Y → G at column 7. Row 4: I R E O T V I T A → I at column 7. Row 5: B A R N A C L E L → L at column 7. Row 6: L F O S S I L R T → L at column 7. So vertical column 7: G (row3), I (row4), L (row5), L (row6) → GILL!
• SURVIVAL: Row 8, columns 2 - 9 (S U R V I V A L)
• OYSTER: Vertical column 6: row1: O, row2: Y, row3: S, row4: T, row5: E, row6: R, row7: S, row8: Y? No, row 5, column 6: E; row 6, column 6: R; row 7, column 6: S; row 8, column 6: V? Wait, row 1, column 8: O; row 2, column 8: Y; row 3, column 8: S; row 4, column 8: T; row 5, column 8: E; row 6, column 8: R; row 7, column 8: S; row 8, column 8: V? No, the example has OYSTER circled vertically. Let's check the example: the circled word is OYSTER (vertical). So column 6: row1: O, row2: Y, row3: S, row4: T, row5: E, row6: R, row7: S, row8: Y? No, row 1, column 8: O; row 2, column 8: Y; row 3, column 8: S; row 4, column 8: T; row 5, column 8: E; row 6, column 8: R; row 7, column 8: S; row 8, column 8: V? Wait, the example shows OYSTER circled, so probably column 6: O (row1), Y (row2), S (row3), T (row4), E (row5), R (row6), S (row7), Y (row8) is incorrect. Maybe the grid has a vertical OYSTER: row1, column8: O; row2, column8: Y; row3, column8: S; row4, column8: T; row5, column8: E; row6, column8: R; row7, column8: S; row8, column8: Y? No, row 8 is A S U R V I V A L, so column 8: V. So maybe the example is a typo, but the key is to circle the words from the box: abode, barnacle, edible, fossil, gill, survival, oyster.

(Note: For the sentence completion, the answers depend on logical word - meaning matches. For the word search, the words are hidden in the grid as per the directions.)