Humpback Whales

24. Part A

What is the main idea of the article?

• Humpback whales are smart creatures.

• Scientists used sonar devices to learn about the

  humpback whales.

• Humpback whales must catch a lot of fish quickly in order

  to survive.

• Humpback whales teach their young how to fish.

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25. Part B

Which sentence from the article best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• "Humpback whales are known for feeding alone or in pairs." (paragraph 1)

• "Scientists wanted to know more about how the whales

  fed on schools of fish." (paragraph 4)

• "Dr. Fred Sharpe had an idea in the late 1980s, when he

  began his research." (paragraph 7)

• "Thanks to Dr. Sharpe and his co-workers, we now know something about humpback intelligence."

  (paragraph 14)

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26. Based on the information in paragraphs 2 and 3, what is the meaning of the word spectacular?

• exhausting

• amazing

• risky

• difficult

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27. According to paragraph 8, how does a sonar device help scientists in their research?

• It uses echoes of sound waves to discover objects underwater.

• It takes videos of objects that are underwater.

• It listens and records sounds that are underwater.

• It creates bubbles and releases them underwater.

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28. Part A

How does the author use details to support the idea that whales work together?

• She describes the types of fish whales like to eat.

• She describes the tools used by scientists to conduct

  research on whales.

• She explains the different jobs that whales have while

  they are feeding.

• She explains what scientists used to believe about whale

  behavior.

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29. Part B

Which sentence from the article best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• "Most of the time, they swim through the ocean with their huge mouths open, scooping up thousands of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill." (paragraph 1)

• "Using an underwater microphone, the research team recorded the sounds of the whales." (paragraph 11)

• "Each time they go fishing, the same whales play the same roles: bubble blower, first caller, and so on."

  (paragraph 13)

• "Most researchers thought the humpbacks were fighting

  over the fish since they are known to use bubbles and loud calls when they try to chase away other whales."

  (paragraph 6)

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30. What did the researchers once believe about whales that they now know is not true?

• Whales make sounds to frighten fish.

• Whales only eat shrimp-like creatures called krill.

• Whales wave their flippers when they eat.

• Whales often fight one another for food.

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