77. 1st Grade SRR: Seals

A seal swims in the sea. It can swim fast. Its long, sleek shape helps it zip and glide in water. It can dive far below the waves. A seal can swim with grace and speed.

Multiple Choice

What is a sentence that best tells that a seals can swim deep in the water?

• It can dive far below the waves.

• A seal can swim with grace and speed.

• A seal swims in the sea.

Poll

Have you seen a seal swim?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym for sleek?

• fat

• smooth

• thin

• small

Seals dive and swim fast to catch fish. They open wide to grab fish with their teeth and hold on to them. Then seals gulp down their meals.

Seals have pointed teeth. These teeth look a bit like dog teeth.

Multiple Choice

What does gulp mean?

• peck

• talk

• swallow

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this page?

• Seals use their teeth to catch and eat fish.

• Seals can dive and swim fast.

• Seals have pointed teeth like dog teeth.

Reorder

How does a seal catch and eat fish?

• Seals dive and swim fast.

• They open wide and grab the dish.

• They hold on to the fish.

• They gulp down the fish.

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Seals leave the sea and flop up on beaches. They sleep on sand and stones. Seals sleep in big heaps.

If people come by, seals will hear them. The seals wake up, take a peek, and then go back to sleep.

Reorder

Order the details that the author gives you about seals.

• They leave the sea.

• They flop on the beach.

• They sleep on the sand and stones.

• If people come by the will wake up and take a peak.

• They go back to sleep.

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Multiple Choice

What does the word heaps mean as used in the text?

Seals sleep in big heaps.

• Heaps means on large hills.

• Heaps means in piles.

• Heaps means next to one another.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this page?

• Seals leave the sea to go to the beach.

• Seals peek at people that come by.

• Seals sleep on the beach.

On land, seals do not leap and run like dogs and cats. Some seals can lift up a bit and “walk” that way. Other seals creep and flop to get around. Seals can seem like big blobs on land, but not in the sea!

Multiple Select

According to the text, How do seals get around? Choose all that apply.

• creep around

• lift up and walk around

• flop around

• leap and run around

Fill in the Blank

Seals do not leap and run like ____________.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this page?

• Seals are like cats and dogs.

• Seals can move in different ways to get around on land.

• Seals are like big blobs.

• Seals like to walk around on land.

Seals are fat. Seal fat helps hold heat inside the seals. This helps them swim in cold seas. Seals will not freeze.

When it is hot on land, seals can get hot on the sand and rocks. Seals can catch breezes when they feel hot.

Draw

Underline a sentence that tells you why the seals fat helps them.

Multiple Select

How does the seals fat help them? Choose all that apply.

• Seals can eat more food.

• Seals can hold heat inside.

• Seals can't freeze.

• Seals can swim in cold seas.

Multiple Choice

What do seals use to get cool when they feel hot?

• They catch breezes.

• They go for a swim.

• They go inside.

Mom seals have pups. They make thick, rich milk for their pups. Pups grow fat on this milk.

Pups squeal for their moms. Mom seals hear them and call back. Moms and pups feel glad to see each other!

Multiple Choice

What is a baby seal called?

• a kid

• a seal

• a pup

Multiple Choice

How do mom seals and pups communicate?

• They use words to communicate.

• They squeal back and forth to each other.

• They use movements to communicate.

Reorder

Order the details that the author gives about mom seals and pups.

• Mom seals have pups.

• The mom seals make thick, rich milk for their pups.

• The pups drink the milk.

• The pups grow fat.

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Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for writing this text?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

Audio Response

Summarize the text using at least 3 key details about seals.

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