Visitors to the Reef: Humpback Whales

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Which word tells when the humpback whale goes to the Great Barrier Reef?

• a. comes

• b. every

• c. winter

• d. young

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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Which phrase tells about the size of a humpback whale?

• a. "Humpback whales are"

• b. "animals in the Great Barrier Reef"

• c. "about as"

• d. "long as a medium school bus"

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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Which words tell why a humpback whale goes to the ocean's surface?

• a. On average

• b. to breathe

• c. can remain

• d. 45 minutes

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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Which phrase tells about the importance of baleen?

• a. "don't have any sharp teeth"

• b. "mouths are filled with large plates"

• c. "made out of keratin"

• d. "enables the whales to strain the small creatures from the seawater"

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

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Which word explains the meaning of consume?

• a. lunge

• b. large

• c. eat

• d. season

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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Which words tell the meaning of they?

• a. Humpback whales

• b. give birth

• c. return to the Antarctic

• d. Marine Park Authority

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4