Which detail best supports the main idea that Adelina had a good understanding of nature?

She could tell time by the way the light reflected on the water

She was a bright ten-year-old girl

She lived her whole life in La Laguna

She was awakened by the sound of the whales exhaling

Which event happened first?

Adelina's grandfather had his first visit with a friendly whale

Adelina walked to the beach after school to look for the whales

Adelina ran to see a mother whale and her new born calf

Adelina's father and grandfather took people to see the whales

Which of the following is an opinion?

"Maybe (the whales) told each other it was safe to visit (Laguna San Ignacio"

"The waters of the protected lagoon are warm and shallow."

"(Adelina's) little village does not have any movie theaters or traffic lights..."

"The whales have been coming to this lagoon for hundreds of years..."

Which statement was a main idea from the selection?

Many types of people visited Laguna San Ignacio to see the whales

Adelina knew what breaching, spyhopping, and fluking were

Dozens of whales began to approach the small fishing boats

Scientists visited Laguna San Ignacio to study the gray whales

Which detail best supports the generalization that there is a lot to learn about whales?

Adelina asked many questions about the whales

Adelina believed the whales came to visit her every year

Adelina listened to her grandfather's famous whale story

Adelina saw a mother whale and her newborn calf

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?

to describe a special place that gray whales visit in the winter

to entertain by telling how a girl rescued a whale

to convince people that whales should be saved

to explain how whales use sounds to communicate with each other

Which statement is a generalization based on the selection?

Children face many choices for their future

Whales live in lagoons around the world

Scientists rarely study large animals

Gray whales never like being around people

Which statement is a fact from the selection?

"... The whale's wide, flat tail is called a fluke..."

"Perhaps word spread among the whales, too..."

"Maybe, as the whales sleep, they dream of the colorful sunset..."

"...Adelina knows how lucky she is to live in Laguna San Ignacio..."

Why do the whales leave Alaska and Russia in the winter?

There are not enough fish to eat

How did you know that the whales were important to Adelina?

She wants to have a career in working with the whales

She drew pictures of the whales every day

She lived in Laguna San Ignacio specifically for the whales

Her grandfather tells her the story of the first whale encounter

Why did Adelina say that Laguna San Ignacio "is the place where two worlds join together?"

It's a place where humans and whales visit each other

An asteroid crashed into this area millions of years ago

It's a place where multiple languages are spoken

All sorts of foods from around the world are eaten here

How were the people who live in La Laguna like the people who visited the village?

They all enjoy watching the whales

They all loved the warm, tropical climate

Adelina's Whales

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

We wondered what was rumbling.

leaving an unusual mark

creating a flash of light

giving off a pleasant odor

making a low rolling sound

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Jesse looked out over the lagoon.

range of snowcapped mountains

beach covered with sand dunes

body of shallow water

hills covered with rocks

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Steve climbed that massive rock.

jagged

enormous

dangerous

majestic

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Some fish live in tropical waters.

warm

calm

polluted

unfamiliar

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The birds fly over the bluff.

forest

prairie

cliff

ocean

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Have you met the new biologist?

scientist who studies chemicals

scientist who studies living things

scientist who studies rocks

scientist who studies stars

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where is Laguna San Ignacio?

near a large city in Oregon

in a desert in Arizona

on the coast of Baja California

in the mountains of New Mexico

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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Adelina's Whales

We wondered what was rumbling.

Jesse looked out over the lagoon.

Steve climbed that massive rock.

Some fish live in tropical waters.

The birds fly over the bluff.

Have you met the new biologist?

Where is Laguna San Ignacio?

According to scientists, why did the mother whales come to Laguna San Ignacio?

Which detail best supports the main idea that Adelina had a good understanding of nature?

Which event happened first?

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