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Unlike most fish, sharks have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is the same flexible material found in human ears and noses. Sharks can sense tiny electrical signals given off by other animals, which helps them find prey hidden in sand. After surviving for hundreds of millions of years, sharks have become some of the most well-adapted predators in the ocean.\u003Cbr>1) Sharks can sense electrical signals from other animals.\u003Cbr>2) Sharks have existed for over four hundred million years. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 3) Sharks are older than dinosaurs.\u003Cbr>4) A shark's skeleton bends more easily than a fish skeleton made of bone. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Shark skeletons are made of cartilage. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 7 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-18 | 94 | 89 | 83 | 78 |  | 72 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 44 |\n|  |  |  |  | 39 | 33 | 28 | 22 |  | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |  |  |\n\nExplicit vs Inference  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine if the statement about the paragraph is explicit or implicit.\u003Cbr>Sharks have been swimming in Earth's oceans for over four hundred million years, even before dinosaurs existed. Unlike most fish, sharks have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is the same flexible material found in human ears and noses. Sharks can sense tiny electrical signals given off by other animals, which helps them find prey hidden in sand. After surviving for hundreds of millions of years, sharks have become some of the most well-adapted predators in the ocean.\u003Cbr>1) Sharks can sense electrical signals from other animals.\u003Cbr>2) Sharks have existed for over four hundred million years. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers 1.  explicit  2.  explicit  3.  implicit  4.  implicit  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 3) Sharks are older than dinosaurs.\u003Cbr>4) A shark's skeleton bends more easily than a fish skeleton made of bone. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.  explicit  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Shark skeletons are made of cartilage. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| \u003Cbr>Language Arts | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 7 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-18 | 94 | 89 | 83 | 78 |  | 72 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 50 | 44 |\n|  |  |  |  | 39 | 33 | 28 | 22 |  | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |  |  |\n\nExplicit vs Inference  \nName:  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Determine if the statement about the paragraph is explicit or implicit.\u003Cbr>Sharks have been swimming in Earth's oceans for over four hundred million years, even before dinosaurs existed. Unlike most fish, sharks have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone. Cartilage is the same flexible material found in human ears and noses. Sharks can sense tiny electrical signals given off by other animals, which helps them find prey hidden in sand. 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