Vocabulary
Adelina
Whales
La Laguna
Story Skills
100
Enormous
Massive
100
Adelina could tell time by looking at the light reflecting on the water. This means she has a good understanding of...
nature
100
What is spyhopping?
When a whale pops out of the water and looks around.
100
Where is Laguna San Ignacio located?
Baja California
100
Is this statement a fact or opinion? "Maybe the whales told each other it was safe to visit Laguna San Ignacio."
opinion
200
making a low rolling sound
rumbling
200
How do we know Adelina is interested in whales?
She asks many questions about whales.
200
Why do the mother whales come to Laguna San Ignacio?
to have their babies
200
Why do many types of people come each year to Laguna San Ignacio?
To see the whales
200
Is this statement a fact or opinion? "The whale's wide, flat tail is called a fluke."
Fact
300

an area of sea water separated from the sea


lagoon

300
Adelina described her home as the place where....(4 words)
two worlds come together
300
What is a fluke?
the wide flat tail of a whale.
300
In Adelina's village, what is only turned on for a few hours a day?
The electricity
300
What was Adelina's grandfather doing when he first encountered a whale?
fishing
400
cliff
bluff
400
What is a panga?
A small fishing boat.
400
Why do the whales leave Alaska and Russia in the winter?
The water is too cold.
400
What do the whales do with their newborns to show them off to the people of La Laguna?
They lift up on their backs.
400

Which event happened first in the story? (a.) Adelina walked to the beach after school to look for the whales. (b.)Adelina's grandfather had his first visit with a friendly whale.

Adelina's grandfather had his first visit with a friendly whale.

500
A scientist who studies living things
biologist
500
Adelina wants whales to be part of her future career. Name one of them.
biologist or photographer
500
In what month of the year do the whales usually arrive in Laguna San Ignacio?
January
500
Laguana San Ignacio is the perfect place for the mother whales to do this with their newborns....
teach them to swim
500

What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection? (a.) to describe a special place that gray whales visit in the winter;  (b.) to earn lots of money on the book; (c.) to tell people not to move to Baja California

(a.) to describe a special place that gray whales visit in the winter

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