Vocabulary
In the Amazon
Pink Dolphins
Why is That?
Story Skills
100
enchanted
magical
100
It is the reason that Black Tangarana ants attack.
to protect the tree that is their home
100
It is the reason that pink dolphins are difficult to study.
because they are hard to see in the dark, leaf-stained waters of the Amazon
100
According to the story, pink dolphins send out sound beams from their foreheads for this reason.
What is to identify things around them?
100
It is the way dolphins and submarines compare.
What is that they both use sonar in the water?
200
glimpses
brief views
200
It is what happens during the wet season in the Amazon.
small rivers or tributaries overflow?
200
In the selection, it states that pink dolphins "whirl around like a Ferris wheel", which means.....
they can spin in a circle?
200
It is the reason that ocean dolphins would not be able to survive in the Amazon River.
What is because their bodies do not bend well so they would not be able to get around the branches in the river?
200
The subsection "Nightmare Dream World" is an appropriate title because it describes the rain forest as being both these two things....
What is dangerous and amazing?
300
surface
top
300
Dolphin Lake appears dark, even though it is not polluted, because of this reason.
the water is stained with natural chemicals from decaying leaves
300
It is the one way that pink dolphins and people are alike.
people look different to each other and pink dolphins look different to other pink dolphins
300
It is the way that pink dolphins grow "pinker".
What is through exercise?
300
It is the one way that ocean dolphins and pink dolphins are alike.
What is because they both use echolocation to find things?
400
dolphins
marine mammals
400
It is why you should be careful not to touch the Tangarana tree.
it contains stinging black ants?
400
Beside swimming, it is the main reason that pink dolphins use their front fins.
to crawl in and out of the water
400
It is the reason that it is difficult to know where the pink dolphins will surface in the water.
What is because they twist and turn and do not swim in a straight line under the water?
400
It is the reason that the author of the story speaks directly to the reader.
What is to help the reader imagine traveling to the Amazon?
500
pulses
rhythmic beats
500
You can recognize Dolphin Lake easily during the wet season because it is shaped like this.
a figure eight
500
It is the most unusual thing about the way pink dolphins sleep.
they sleep upside down?
500
Because of the rising waters during the wet season,the village school and many homes in the Amazon are built on these.
What are stilts?
500
"There are many dangers in the Amazon." is a statement that best represents this reading skill.
What is generalization?
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