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Amazing Animals: The Wolf Eel

Discover the 'gentle giant' of the sea with this A2 English reading activity about the unique and loyal wolf eel.

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Discover the 'gentle giant' of the sea with this A2 English reading activity about the unique and loyal wolf eel.

Reading Text

The wolf eel is an amazing sea creature. Even though it is called an eel, it is actually a very long fish! These animals live in the northern Pacific Ocean. You can find them near rocky reefs and kelp forests. A wolf eel can grow up to seven feet long. They are excellent predators because they have very strong jaws and sharp teeth. They like to eat crunchy food like sea urchins and crabs. Even though they look scary, wolf eels are known as gentle giants. They are very loyal animals. A male and female wolf eel often stay together for a long time. They like to spend their days resting in small holes in the rocks. They have unusual faces, but they are very special. The wolf eel is truly an amazing animal of the sea!

Activities

Vocabulary

Definitions:

Text: Rocks or coral under the surface of the ocean.
Text: An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
Text: The parts of the mouth that hold the teeth.
Text: Kind, calm, and not violent.
Text: Staying faithful to a friend or partner for a long time.

Items:

Label: reefs
Answer: A
Label: predators
Answer: B
Label: jaws
Answer: C
Label: gentle
Answer: D
Label: loyal
Answer: E

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: Wolf eels live in the Pacific Ocean near rocky
After: .
Answer: reefs
Before: They are powerful
After: that hunt for sea urchins.
Answer: predators
Before: The wolf eel has strong
After: to crush crunchy crabs.
Answer: jaws
Before: They look scary, but they are actually
After: giants.
Answer: gentle
Before: Male and female wolf eels are very
After: to each other.
Answer: loyal

Scrambled:

Text: to be generated
Answer: The wolf eel is a fish.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They live in the ocean.
Text: to be generated
Answer: It has very sharp teeth.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They eat crabs and urchins.
Text: to be generated
Answer: Wolf eels hide in holes.

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: The wolf eel is actually a type of eel.
Answer: false
Text: How long can a wolf eel grow?
Options:
- Two feet
- Five feet
- Seven feet
- Ten feet
Answer: Seven feet
Text: Where do wolf eels like to rest?
Options:
- In the sand
- In small holes in rocks
- On top of the water
- Inside big shells
Answer: In small holes in rocks
Text: Wolf eels eat sea urchins and crabs.
Answer: true
Text: A male and female wolf eel stay together for a long time.
Answer: true