Vocabulary
What does adapt mean?
What is...change
What the part of speech of the word 'adapt'?
What is...a verb.
How have whales changed to adapt in the ocean?
What is...their brain has adapted so that only half of it "sleeps" at a time.
What is the main idea of the lesson 4 reading?
What is...whales have adapted to live in all the oceans of the world. Whales have adapted so that half their brain sleeps while the other half reminds them to come up to take a breath.
What is a synonym of the word adapt?
a. modifyWhat is...modify
What does the word 'agile' mean?
What is...athletic or able to move easily
What is the part of speech of the word 'agile'?
What does that part of speech mean? (hint-look at the poster!)
What is...an adjective.
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
How do whales frolic in the ocean?
What is...they leap in the air.
What are 2 details that support the main idea of the reading about how whales have adapted to live in all oceans?
1. Their brain has adapted so that half of it sleeps at a time so that the other half can remind the whale to come up to take a breath.
2. Whales come in all different sizes, colors and shapes.
What is an antonym of the word adapt?
a. To remain the same
b. to be abundant
What is...to remain the same.
What does the word 'docile' mean?
What is...tame, quiet
What is the part of speech of the word 'depths'?
What does that part of speech mean?
What is...a noun
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
What are some examples that the reading states that are treacherous for whales?
What are...hunting, pollution, and boat accidents.
Describe how whales are endangered.
What is...Whales are endangered of becoming extinct because of hunting, pollution, and boat accidents.
What is a synonym of the word treacherous?
a. safe
b. dangerous
c. fun
What is...dangerous
What does the word fluke mean? Please provide both meanings.
What is...
1. the flat tail fin of a whale
2. something good that happens accidentally
What is the part of speech of the word 'docile'?
Name what that part of speech means.
What is...adjective.
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
Which type of whale is considered to be docile?
What is...the blue whale.
What is the main idea of "Letters to the Editor"?
What is...whales should be set free and not be kept in tanks.
What is a synonym of the word docile?
What is...tame or quiet.
What does the word 'tragic' mean?
Then use it in context in a complete sentence.
What is...horrible
Yesterday was a tragic day because I got no sleep and was grumpy the rest of the day.
What is the part of speech of the word 'vicious'?
What does that part of speech mean?
What is...adjective.
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
What are some ways you can collaborate to make oceans safer for whales?
What is...
keep from throwing plastic or other trash in the ocean.
What are 2 details that support the idea that whales should be allowed to roam free in the ocean?
What are...
1. Many whales can't adapt to life out of the ocean.
2. The whales need to inhale free air and live independently.
Name 2 synonyms of the word vicious.
What are...
1. mean
2. aggressive