Chapter 20 and 21

Number the sentences from 1 to 5 to show the correct order of events in Rio’s whale-watching trip.

• The tourists grow impatient after seeing no whales.

• Rio hears a faint clicking sound.

• Marina challenges Rio to locate another whale.

• A whale bursts out of the water.

• Rio points to the direction of the sound.

Match the following

• Nudges Rio back to the boat

• Birch

• Sends photos to his mother

• White Beak

• Cuts the boat engine

• Rio

• Guides Rio when in the ocean

• Marina

Match the characters to their descriptions

• Anxious yet awed by the ocean

• Rio

• Enormous yet gentle

• Birch

• adventurous yet comfortable

• White Beak

• calming yet commanding

• Marina

Choose which statements are correct:

• Rio heard high pitched popping sounds and knew it was the Whale

• Marina heard a whale when she was little

• White Beak helped Rio during their encounter.

• Rio had to convince Marina that he could hear the whales

Rio felt a mixture of ___ and ___ as he joined Marina and Birch on the whale-watching trip.​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• joy
• anticipation
• adventurous 
• contemplate

Choose two correct sentences from the options below:

• Rio used his grandmother’s laptop to study White Beak.

• Marina explained that whales always appear at scheduled times.

• Rio’s experience with White Beak gave him a sense of hope and connection.

• His Grandmother heard his mum playing the violin down the phone