Antarctic Journal - Reading Comprehension

What is the genre of the story?

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the genre mean?

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does the author organize the events in her journal?

• sequentially by date

• scientifically by creature

• systematically from east to west

• geographically by latitude and longitude

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

Write down 1 simile you found in the story.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What month does the Author arrive in the Antarctic?

• August

• September

• October

• November

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

On page 378, why does the Author have to be 'taught' how to walk before going to Litchfield Island.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

What is a penguin rookery?

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the Author observe the penguins doing with the rocks?

• Building a school

• Building a nest

• Building a hunting trap

• Building a bridge

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

At the palmer station, the author learns that blue whales eat krill. What is krill?

• one-celled plants

• a kind of green algae

• large animals similar to seals

• tiny shrimp like ocean animals

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

On page 382, what conclusion does the Author make about krill?

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2