A New Way of Seeing Reading Quiz

Which word also means surprising?

• unexpected

• accomplished

• marine

• tributary

What was Montgomery's objective in going to the Amazon?

• she was there to see and study the pink dolphin

• she was there to climb trees

• she was there to study gorillas

Africa, Asia, and Europe are all examples of ____________.

• countries

• continents

• cities

• states

When you accomplish something you _________________________.

• put something together

• take it away

• achieve or do important things

• forget about it completely

Dolphins live in river and ________________ environments.

• continent

• marine

• accomplish

When you achieve a goal you ___________ something.

• marine

• continent

• accomplish

• unexpected

What was Montgomery's problem when trying to research the dolphins?

• she was not able to see and study them well from the canoe

• the dolphins were jumping into the canoe

• the dolphins were not in the water at all

What are the sensory words that the author uses in the passage to describe how the sight and touch of the experience?

I had a lovely swim in the cool, dark water that hot day, but I still couldn't see the dolphins.

• cool, dark, hot

• swim, day

• water, dolphins

• had, see

Did Montogomery accomplish her original objective?

• no, but she gained a new perspective and way of seeing

• yes, she was able to get close to a pink dolphin

Use your context clues to determine the meaning of the word overboard in the reading.

One day I dove overboard into the dark water.

• more than expected

• over the side of a boat

• underneath a house