Vocab
Fact or Opinion
Whale Info
Purpose
Miscellaneous
400
What is the water temperature in a tropical area?
warm
400
Adelina was able to tell time by the way the light reflected on the water.
Fact
400
Where do the whales travel in January each year? Name the town and the state it is in.
Laguna San Ignacio, California
400
Which event happened first? Adelina's grandfather had his first visit with the whales OR Adelina's father took people to see the whales
Adelina's grandfather had his first visit with the whales.
400
Where could you find birds flying over a bluff?
Near a cliff
600
Please make a rumbling sound.
it should sound like a low rolling sound
600
Which is an opinion? The whales had been coming to the lagoon for hundreds of years OR Maybe the whales told each other it was safe to visit Laguna San Ignacio
Maybe the whales told each other it was safe to visit Laguna San Ignacio
600
Why do the mother whales come to Laguna San Ignacio?
to have their babies
600
Adelina wants to keep learning about whales. Which of these statements proves that? She listens to her grandfather's whale story over and over again OR she asks a lot of questions about whales
She asks a lot of questions about whales.
600
What does a biologist study?
Living things
800
What could you do in a lagoon?
SHALLOW water activities
800
Which is a fact? The wide, flat part of the tail is called a fluke OR Adelina knows how lucky she is to live in Laguna San Ignacio
The wide, flat part of the tail is called a fluke
800
What part of the world are the whales in before they travel to the warm waters of Laguna San Ignacio?
Alaska and Russia
800

What is the author's purpose for writing this story? Persuade, Inform or Entertain

Inform

800
How are the people who live in Laguna San Ignacio like the people who vistied the village?
Everyone liked watching the whales in the lagoon.
1000
Could a rock be massive? Explain.
Yes, it could be enormous.
1000
Whales were important to Adelina...explain how you know.
Many answers!
1000

How do you know that the whales are very important to Adelina? (a.) She was always trying to find the whales some fish to eat. (b.) She says that whatever career she chooses, she wants to make sure that the whales will be important in her life.

(b.) She says that whatever career she chooses, she wants to make sure that the whales will be important in her life.

1000

What does Adelina learn that she wants to do in her future?

Something with whales! 

1000

Which of these is the main idea of the story? Adelina knew about breaching, spyhopping and fluking.  OR 

Many types of people visit Lagina San Ignacio to see the whales.

Many types of people visit Lagina San Ignacio to see the whales.

2000

The birds fly over the BLUFF. a) forest b) prairie c) cliff d) ocean

c) cliff

2000

Which statement is an opinion based on the selection? (a.) Whales live in lagoons around the world. (b.) Scientists study large animals like whales. (c.) Gray whales never like being around people.

 (c.) Gray whales never like being around people.

2000

According to the scientists, why did the mother whales come to Laguna San Ignacio? (a.) to have their babies (b.) to visit Adelina (c.) to play with the boats (d.) to eat the fish

(a.) to have their babies

2000

Why did Adelina say that Laguna San Ignacio "is the place where two worlds join together?" (a.) She knew that Laguna San Ignacio is the only place people would want to visit. (b.) She knew that her village was the only place where the whales and humans came to visit each other.

(b) She knew that her village was the only place where the whales and humans came to visit each other.

2000

Which detail best supports the generalization that there is a lot to learn about whales? (a.) Adelina asked many questions about the whales. (b.) Adelina believed the whales came to visit her every year. (c) Adelina listened to her grandfather's famous whale story. (d) Adelina saw a mother whale and her newborn calf.

(a.) Adelina asked many questions about the whales.

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