Vocabulary
Vocab/Comprehension
Comprehension
Fact or Opinion
Main Idea and Generalizations
100
Enchanted
Magical
100
Aquarium
Fish Tank
100
It was said that pink dolphins "whirl around like a ferris wheel", what does this mean?
The can spin in a circle.
100
Which of the following is a fact from the selection?
Some of the trees have spines growing out of their trunks.
100
What is the main idea of the second part of "Nightmare Dream World"?
Black tangarana ants will protect the tree that is their home.
200
Dolphins
Marine Mammals
200
Glimpses
Brief Views
200
Why is one part of the selection titled "Nightmare Dream World"?
The rainforest was both amazing and dangerous.
200
Which of the following is an opinion from the selection?
The wet season is the best time of the year to explore the Amazon.
200
What generalization can be made from the information in this selection?
There are many dangers in the Amazon.
300
Pulses
Rhythmic Beats
300
How are dolphins and submarines alike?
They use sonar in the water
300
How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike?
They use echolocation to find things in the water. They live in the water. Breathe oxygen.
300
Pink dolphins are the best dolphins.
Opinion
300
Which detail best supports the generalization that ocean dolphins dolphins would not be able to survive in the Amazon river?
Their bodies do not bend well and the would not be able to get around the branches.
400
Flexible
Stretchable
400
Why do dolphins send out beams from their foreheads?
to help them identify the things around them.
400
How are pink dolphins and people alike?
Dolphins look as different from one another as people do.
400
The Amazon rain forest is home to many animals, one of which is the mysterious pink dolphin.
Fact.
400
What is it called when a pink dolphin touches its nose to its tail?
A dolphin donut.
500
Surface
top
500
Pink dolphins are hard to study because they are hard to...
see because they swim in dark leaf stained waters.
500
Why does the author speak directly to the reader?
To make the story more interesting and to help the reader imagine travelling with them.
500
Night time is the best time to explore the rain forest.
Opinion
500
What is the main idea of this selection?
Pink dolphins are mysterious.
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