Reading Explorer Foundation Unit 8A

1. Another good title for this passage would be ______.

• A Study of Penguin Families
• Types of Penguins Around the World
• Emperor Penguins and Global Warming

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2. Which of the following things happens first?

• The adult penguins walk away from the ocean
• The mother penguin walks to the ocean
• The father penguin loses half of his body weight

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3. When does the father penguin care for the egg without the mother penguin?

• from May to August
• from August to October
• from October to December

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4. The word almost (line 16) means ______.

• nearly
• exactly
• more than

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

5. What will probably happen if the chick falls onto the ice?

• Another penguin will take the chick
• The chick will die because of the cold
• The father penguin cannot go find food

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

6. The word here (line 31) refers to ______.

• the water
• where it grew up
• where it learned to swim

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

1. Penguins cannot fly.

• Penguins are not able to fly
• Penguins swim but don’t fly

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

2. Penguins get all their food from the sea.

• Penguins get some food on land
• Penguins only find food in the sea

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

3. Penguins prefer to be around other penguins.

• Penguins are never alone
• Penguins like to be in groups

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(Page 111) A. Matching. Read the information below and match each word in red with its definition.

• special

• 4. 4. Unusual; not like other kinds

• parents

• 3. 3. Alone, not with anyone else

• on their own

• 2. 2. Not a child; fully grown

• adult

• 5. To go into (something)

• enter

• 1. Father and mother

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4