WorksheetsAdelina’s Whales
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 27mins
1.Grandfather’s boat was nudged by a huge gray whale;
2. Grandfather and his partner got ready to be thrown into the water;
3.For an hour the whale glided beside them;
What event happened next in the story-
Grandfather and his partner caught many fish.
The whale blew water at the men and then left.
Grandfather and his partner tried to catch the whale.
A team of scientists appeared in another boat.
Adelina goes to the beach every day after school in January to —
collect shells
swim in the lagoon
watch whales
catch fish
The whales go to Laguna San Ignacio once a year to —
hibernate for the winter
hide from people
eat mangroves
give birth to their babies
A whale’s flat tail is called a —
fin
fluke
blowhole
hammerhead
After Grandfather’s encounter with the whale, what began to happen?
The whales moved to another lagoon.
People stopped fishing in the lagoon.
Scientists started coming to Laguna San Ignacio.
The gray whales stopped talking in rumbles and clicks.
How does Adelina feel about living in Laguna San Ignacio?
She feels lonely because so few people live there.
She gets bored because there are no malls or theaters.
She feels lucky because the gray whales come there.
She becomes confused because two worlds join there.
The whales raise their massive heads out of the water. What does the word massive mean?
Small
Friendly
Smart
Huge
Adelina’s grandfather had an encounter with a whale. The word encounter means —
hunt
meeting
struggle
conversation
The whale dove below them and surfaced again on the opposite side of the boat. What meaning of dove best fits the way it is used in this sentence?
A bird related to the pigeon
A person who favors peace over war
Plunged downward into the water
Entered deeply into an activity
