WorksheetsAdelina's Whale
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is a distinct character trait of Adelina?
She is observant.
She is unhappy.
She is productive.
She is outgoing.
What detail support that Adelina is aware and pays attention?
“Adelina Mayoral has lived her whole life in La Laguna.”
“Adelina can tell what month it is by watching the kinds of
birds that nest in the mangroves behind her home.”
“Adelina’s family lives far away from big cities with highways
and shopping malls.”
“Adelina smiles and returns to her sleep, comforted by
the sounds of whales breathing and snoring outside her
window.”
What conclusion can you draw about the town of La Laguna?
It is a popular tourist destination.
There is a great difference in temperature between the
seasons.
The town needs the whales to survive.
It is poor.
Which statement does not describe how La Laguna is different from many other places?
La Laguna does not have large roads.
La Laguna does not have places for seeing films.
La Laguna does not have any source of electricity.
La Laguna does not have buildings with various stores.
Choose one reason why the whales visit La Laguna each year?
to sleep during the winter months
to give birth to their young
to eat clams found along the shore
to find clean drinking water
What is the meaning of the word “massive” in the last paragraph of the text?
scaly
scarred
pointed
huge
Select the meaning of the word “exhaling” in the following
sentence?
“It is the sound of a forty-ton gray whale exhaling a room-size blast of hot wet air.”
blowing out
splashing
surfacing
inhaling
Choose the definition of the word “tide” as used in this sentence?
“She can even recognize when it is low tide.”
the long journey some animals make each year
a period when it rains very little
a time when certain sea creatures come to shore
the rise or fall of ocean waters
Select the meaning of the word “calf” in the following sentence?
“At daybreak she runs to the lagoon and sees two clouds of mist out over the water, the milky trails of breath left by a mother gray whale and her newborn calf.”
inlet
baby whale
baby cow
blowhole
What context clue gives a hint to the meaning of "calf"?
“At daybreak she runs to the lagoon and sees two clouds of mist out over the water, the milky trails of breath left by a mother gray whale and her newborn calf.”
“lagoon”
“mist”
“newborn”
“water”
