The Amazing Penguin Rescue

In this article, the author wants you to imagine how the ___________ feel.

• workers
• scientists
• penguins
• volunteers

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Why was it difficult for the penguins to swim back to shore after hunting for sardines?

• They swallowed poisonous food in the ocean.
• Two ships hit a reef near the beach.
• They swam too far from their island home.
•  A ship released tons of oil into the water.

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Which word best describes how the penguins feel after they return to the beach covered in oil?

• lonely
• terrified
• surprised
• hungry

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What does the section heading “Strange Creatures” describe?

• how the humans look to the penguins
•  what the penguins feel like 
• who is trying to hurt the penguins 
• who is living in the penguins’ nests

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What is the purpose of the photograph and caption on page 8?

•  to show how tired the penguins are
• to show how small the penguins are
• to show how workers clean the penguins
•  to show how workers feed the penguins

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In “Heading for Home,” how do the penguins feel after they swim back to their island?

• sad to leave the rescue center 
• happy to be home again
• lonely without their mates
• worried about their safety

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You can infer that the people who worked to rescue the penguins are:

• experts in their field 
• mainly students 
• people who love  and care about animals
• bored with their everyday lives

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Where does this story take place?

• in Antarctica 
• off the coast of South Africa 
• off the coast of Alaska 
• on a Pacific island

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The rescue workers overcame all of the following EXCEPT:

• extreme thunderstorms 
• penguins biting them 
• force-feeding fish to the penguins 
• strong, horrible penguin smells

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