The Journey: Stories of Migration 3rd grade

What does the word dramatic mean?

• easy

• entertaining

• exhausting

• exciting

How does a locust look DIFFERENT from a grasshopper?

• A locust turns bright orange or pink.

• A locust turns black

• A locust turns green.

• A locust turns dark yellow or red.

What does the word thunderous mean?

• to show how loud the noise was

• to show how soft the noise was

• to show how scratchy the noise was

• to show how scary the noise was

What does the word devastated mean?

• beautiful

• different

• interesting

• ruined

How does the landscape look DIFFERENT after the locusts have flown through?

• All of the locusts have blocked out the sun.

• All of the grasshoppers have laid eggs.

• All of the plants have been eaten.

• All of the lakes have dried up.

How are today's locust swarms DIFFERENT from those in ancient times?

• Today's swarms are larger

• Today's swarms eat more plants.

• Today's swarms fly lower.

• Today's swarms are smaller.

How is the emigration of the gray whale DIFFERENT from the migration of other mammals?

• Gray whales change color before migration.

• Gray whales go farther than other animals.

• Gray whales do not go as far as other mammals.

• Gray whales do not change colors before migration.

The Whales eat and eat and eat, straining the tiny food through strips of baleen in their mouths.

What does the author mean by the word straining in the sentence above?

• to remove by passing through

• to stretch beyond the limit

• to push violently

• to swallow

How are the Arctic waters DIFFERENT from the waters along California and Mexico?

• The Arctic waters are much dirtier

• The Arctic waters have more people fishing there.

• The Arctic waters are much colder.

• The Arctic waters have less food.

How are gray whales and locusts DIFFERENCT?

• Gray whales are fish, and locusts are insects.

• Gray whales migrate, but locusts stay in one place.

• Gray whales lay eggs, but locusts give birth to live young.

• Gray whales live in the sea, but locusts live in the desert.