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Is the story real or make believe?
real
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Is the story ficiton or nonfiction?
nonfiction
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What is the author's purpose for writing the story?
to give information about pink dolphins
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Which vocabulary word means magical?
enchanted
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Which vocabulary word means "marine mammals"?
dolphins
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Which vocabulary word means "rhythmic beats"?
pulses
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Which vocabulary word means "stretchable"?
flexible
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Which vocabulary word means "outer edge"?
surface
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Which vocabulary word means "fish tankj"?
aquarium
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Which vocabulary word means "brief views"?
glimpses
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What an opinion?
what someone thinks feels or believes, cannot be proved true or false
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Why do dolphins send out sound beams from their foreheads?
to identify objects that are near them
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How are dolphins and submarines alike?
They both use sonar.
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Fact or opinion: The wet season is the best time of year to explore the Amazon.
opinion
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Why would ocean dolphins find it hard to survive in the Amazon River?
because they cannot bend their bodies and they would not be able to get around branches in the Amazon
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Why did the author use the heading "Nightmare Dream World"?
to show that the rain forest can be dangerous
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Why are pink dolphins difficult to find in the Amazon River?
because the leaves dye the river a muddy brown
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Fact or opinion- Some of the trees have spines growing out of their trunks.
fact
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What does the author mean when he says that pink dolphins can whirl around like a Ferris wheel?
that the dolphins can spin around and around in a circle
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How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike?
They both use sonar or echolocation.
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What will the tangarana ants do if you bump into their tree?
They will attack you because they think you're a danger to their home.
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Fact or opinion: Dolphins can locate objects by their echoes.
fact
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How long does the rainy season last in the Amazon?
half the year
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What does the word "encantado mean"?
enchanted
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True or false: Electric eels live in the Amazon River.
true