Question

Which paragraph from the passage best supports the idea that giant squid are mysterious?
Paragraph 1: It introduces the idea of mystery surrounding the giant squid.
Paragraph 2: It explains how the film was made with great difficulty.
Paragraph 3: It explains the squid's size and makes comparisons to known objects.
Paragraph 4: It gives examples of how we have learned about giant squid without sightings.

Answer 1

Have you ever wondered what swims in the deepest parts of the world's oceans? Well, we just got a better idea about one mysterious creature of the deep ocean: the giant squid.

Just recently a Japanese film crew managed to film a giant squid swimming in its natural habitat. They managed to lure it to their cameras with bait after many hours of waiting and searching two thousand feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

The giant squid is truly a giant. It can grow up to 50 feet in length, with tentacles making up most of this great length. For comparison, 50 feet is about as long as most school buses. Imagine meeting something the size of your school bus in the deep dark ocean and you might get an idea what it is like to meet a squid.

Over the centuries, many squid specimens have been found, but it's hard to get an idea of how the squid lives because it typically cruises in the deepest depths of the ocean. We know that the giant squid's main predator is the sperm whale. We know this because bits of giant squid have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales. We also know they feed on deep-sea fish and other squid. We know this because of all the giant squid that have washed ashore.

The giant squid lives in all of the world's oceans—though few are found in the tropics or the Arctic waters. As a result, stories of giant squid were told among sailors for hundreds of years. These sightings must have been frightening and may be the source for the legend of the Kraken—a sea monster reputed to be as large as an island—capable of eating an entire ship.

Answer 2

@Kanra

Answer 3

paragraph 1.

Answer 4

none of the other paragraphs really pertain to the mysterious portion of the squid.

Answer 5

really? i was thinking paragraph 3 or 4

Answer 6

well paragraph 3 is telling you about everything we know. how can it be mysterious if we know about it?

Answer 7

then 4

Answer 8

well 4 is naming facts. it could be 4, because we learned about it from stories and what not, so it makes it a mystery.
mmm..yeah, 4 seems good too.

Answer 9

soo what do you think @Kanra

Answer 10

i thinks its 4 but since you said 1 im have second thoughts @kaitlyn_nicole

Answer 11

*having

Answer 12

mm go for 4, i just saw my mistake

Answer 13

Thank you helping me (: @kaitlyn_nicole i saw where you coming from though.