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reading comprehension- song of the Humpback

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this reading mainly about?

a)

how to record humpbacks in the ocean.

b)

how humpbacks communicate with people

c)

humpback songs and what they might mean

d)

the career of a man who is interested in humpbacks

2.

What is NOT true about humpback whales?

a)

Their songs are short and simple.

b)

Only male humpback whales sing

c)

Their songs differ from place to place.

d)

They are popular with whale watchers.

3.

In line 43, why does Darling say Period?

a)

to stress a long period of time

b)

to compare humans and puzzles

c)

to emphasize the previous sentence

d)

to let the listener know he plans to say more

4.

The passage compares humpback songs to hit tunes on the radio because_______-

a)

the whales' songs are beautiful

b)

the whales sing songs very often

c)

the song can last over 30 minutes

d)

the whales change their songs often

5.

In line 49 , the word urge could be replaced by_____________

a)

need

b)

way

c)

difficultly

d)

ability

6.

What do Chadwick and Nicklin have in common?

a)

They were afraid of whales.

b)

They swam with the whales.

c)

Their jobs are to take photos of the whales.

d)

They are marine biologists studying whales.

7.

Humpback whales are famous for __________and showing their tails when they dive.

a)

singing

b)

swimming

c)

breaching

d)

diving deep into

8.

How do researchers believe whale songs evolve over time?

a)

They are influenced by human music

b)

They become more complex

c)

They remain unchanged

d)

They are learned from other species

9.

What role do female humpback whales play in the singing process?

a)

They do not sing at all

b)

They only listen to male songs

c)

They respond to male songs

d)

They create their own songs

10.

When the scientists played whale songs in the ocean ?

a)

C. Male whales became angry

b)

D. Male and female whales sang together

c)

B. No female whales came

d)

A. The songs attracted fish