Teens b15 reading u6

MAIN IDEA What is the main idea of the article? 

• There are fewer seals for polar bears to hunt.

• Arctic temperatures are rising.

• Climate change is endangering polar bears.

DETAIL The polar bear Paul Nicklen saw couldn’t catch the seal because _______ . 

• it made too much noise

• the ice was too thin

• the seal was too quick

DETAIL How do polar bears usually hunt seals? 

• They wait on ice floes.

• They wait in the water.

• They drown the seals.

VOCABULARY In paragraph E, a rare sight refers to something that _______. 

• is horrible to look at

• you don’t see often

• is blind

INFERENCE According to the article, which of these statements is true? 

• Climate change will still be a problem in 2050.

• Polar ice will disappear completely by 2050.

• Polar bears have to hunt different animals to survive.

Complete the flow chart. Arrange the effects of climate change in the correct order.

Number 1 is _____

• Some polar bears drown

• Polar ice melts

• Temperatures rise

• Polar bears become endangered

• Polar bears have to swim farther between ice floes

Complete the flow chart. Arrange the effects of climate change in the correct order.

Number 2 is _____

• Some polar bears drown

• Polar ice melts

• Temperatures rise

• Polar bears become endangered

• Polar bears have to swim farther between ice floes

Complete the flow chart. Arrange the effects of climate change in the correct order.

Number 3 is _____

• Some polar bears drown

• Ice breaks into ice floes

• Temperatures rise

• Polar bears become endangered

• Polar bears have to swim farther between ice floes

Complete the flow chart. Arrange the effects of climate change in the correct order.

Number 4 is _____

• Some polar bears drown

• Ice breaks into ice floes

• Temperatures rise

• Polar bears become endangered

• Polar bears have to swim farther between ice floes

Complete the flow chart. Arrange the effects of climate change in the correct order.

Number 5 is _____

• Some polar bears drown

• Ice breaks into ice floes

• Temperatures rise

• Polar bears become endangered

• Polar bears have to swim farther between ice floes