Vocabulary
Prefixes
Main Idea & Supporting Details
Figurative Language
Miscellaneous
100
Glimpses means...
What is "short views or looks?"
100
This is the meaning of "aqua-"
What is "water?"
100
The Main Idea of the section with the heading "Whales of the Amazon" is...
What is "whales and dolphins are related?"
100
A simile is...
What is "a comparison using the words like or as?"
100
Name two ways dolphins are similar to ocean dolphins.
Ex: What is "they're both mammals" and "they both use echolocation?"
200
Flexible means?
What is "bendable, easily bent, or bending without breaking?"
200
This is the meaning of "sub-"
What is "under, beneath, or below?"
200
The Main Idea of the section with the heading "Nightmare Dream World" is...
What is "there are many beautiful things in the Amazon, but there are also many dangerous things?"
200
The following is an example of this type of figurative language: "the spines on the trees are as sharp as needles"
What is "a simile?"
200
Name two ways that pink dolphins are different from ocean dolphins.
Ex: What is "pink dolphins live in fresh water and ocean dolphins live in salt water" and "pink dolphins are more flexible than ocean dolphins?"
300
Encantado means...
What is "enchanted?"
300
"Submerged" means...
What is "under the surface of the water" or "underwater?"
300
Two details that support the Main Idea that pink dolphins are hard to study in the Amazon are...
EX: What is "the submerged leaves stain the water dark" and "the flexible dolphins don't have to swim in a straight line?"
300
The two things being compared in the following are: "the spines on the trees are as sharp as needles"
What is "spines" and "needles?"
300
Compare the dolphin lake during the wet and dry seasons.
What is "during the dry season, it is a puddle, but during the rainy season, it spans 10,000 football fields of water?"
400
Give an example of something that sends out pulses. Why does it send out pulses?
Ex: What is a pink dolphin? What is it sends out pulses to see its surroundings?
400
"Aquarium" means...
What is "a building used to display or show water animals or water plants?"
400
Two details that support the Main Idea that dolphins are like whales are...
Ex: What is "they are both mammals" and "they both use echolocation?"
400
The phrase "whirl around like a Ferris wheel" is an example of this type of figurative language and means this...
What is "a simile" and "that dolphins can spin around in a circle?"
400
One thing that causes pink dolphins to remain a mystery to scientists is...
Ex: What is "pink dolphins are difficult to study in the wild because they are hard to see closely to study?"
500
This is the name for the place you are trying to get to.
What is the "destination?"
500
Besides "submerge," name one word with the prefix "sub-" and explain what it means.
Ex: What is "subway?" What is "a subway is an underground train?"
500
Two details that support the Main Idea that in the Amazon "you are traveling to a world that is full of water" are...
Ex: What is "the playgrounds and soccer fields are flooded" and "the houses are built on stilts or rafts tied to trees?"
500
The following is an example of this type of figurative language and means this: "canoeing through a flooded forest feels like a dream "
What is "it feels magical" or "it feels like it couldn't be happening?"
500
This causes the dolphin lake to be too dark to see through...
What is "the decaying leaves that stain the water dark?"
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