ANTARCTICA

Which details best support the central idea of this book which is "Each animal must do its best to survive?" (Pick two)

• The Waddel seals have really cute babies

• The penguin huddle in a tight circle to stay warm in the freezing winter storms.

• Father Emperor penguins just leave their eggs to hatch by themselves.

• The Adelie penguins leave their nests and eggs unguarded in order to save their own lives from the noisy helicopter.

What information does the author give us about the setting of Antarctica in the beginning of this story?

• We learn that Antarctica is cold, far, and south. We also learn that this is where Emperor penguins, Weddell seals, and Adelie penguins live.

• We learn that Antarctica is a warm, tropical place.

• We learn nothing about Antarctica.

• We learn that the penguins protect their eggs.

What was the author's main purpose for writing this part of the text?

• To entertain us with a funny silly story about penguins.

• To persuade us that penguins make a good pet

• The author's purpose is to inform us about the emperor penguin and how she lays her egg and her mate watches the egg while it is balanced on his feet.

• To inform us about the dangers of helicopters for Antarctic animals.

Which of these answers best EXPLAINS the following question? What makes Antarctica a dangerous place?

• This shows me that Antarctica is a great place to live.

• This is important because penguins are really never in danger there.

• This means that the animals need to always lay eggs on the ice.

• This is important because it shows that Antarctica is dangerous because the penguins have many enemies.The enemies are not just other animals.

So, what does the author really want us to know about Antarctica?

• It is a very cold place that has many animals that need to survive in different ways because of predators and enemies.

• It is a great place to go on vacation.

• We should help the penguins and seals survive.

• Helicopters are loud machines that fly over icebergs.