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- 1.We saw the enchanted sea.
- A.
Polluted
- B.
Imaginary
- C.
Peaceful
- D.
Magical
- 2.2. The students watch the dolphins.
- A.
Marine mammals
- B.
Flying insects
- C.
Fresh water fish
- D.
Desert reptiles
- 3.3. My cat purrs with rumbling pulses.
- A.
Deep breaths
- B.
Heavy sighs
- C.
Rhythmic beats
- D.
Excited meows
- 4.I need flexible material.
- A.
Comfortable
- B.
Stretchable
- C.
Washable
- D.
Remarkable
- 5.5. She reached the surface.
- A.
Top
- B.
Far side
- C.
Highest peak
- D.
Exact center
- 6.6. Jake bought a new aquarium.
- A.
Bird cage
- B.
Fish tank
- C.
Dog house
- D.
Horse barn
- 7.7. We only got a few glimpses.
- A.
Photographs
- B.
Short stories
- C.
Complaints
- D.
Brief views
- 8.8. Which sentence from the selection is an opinion?
- A.
You're traveling in a world that is full of water.
- B.
The wet season is the best time of year to explore the Amazon.
- C.
Many of the village houses are built on stilts, too.
- D.
Instead of taking a school bus to class, the kids take a canoe.
- 9.According to the selection, why do dolphins send out sound beams from their foreheads?
- A.
To help them identify the things around them
- B.
To talk with other dolphins that are nearby
- C.
To scare away other animals that might eat them
- D.
To show that a certain area is their territory
- 10.According to the selection, how are dolphins and submarines alike?
- A.
The go up the Amazon River.
- B.
They can only move in shallow water.
- C.
They use sonar in the water.
- D.
They travel at high rates of speed.
- 11.What detail best supports the generalization that ocean dolphins would not be able to survive in the Amazon River?
- A.
Their flippers are too small to push them against the river currents.
- B.
They have tails that would force them to swim slowly and low in the water.
- C.
Their bodies do not bend well so they would not be able to get around the branches.
- D.
They have small fins on their backs that make it difficulty for them to dive.
- 12.Why is one part of the selection called "Nightmare Dream World?"
- A.
The rain forest was both dangerous and amazing.
- B.
The rain forest was only a great place for animals to live.
- C.
The rain forest had a plant that causes bad dreams.
- D.
The rain forest had both plants and animals.
- 13.What is a main idea of the second part of "Nightmare Dream World?"
- A.
The tangarana tree is home to the black tangarana ants.
- B.
Black tangarana ants will jump off tree limbs into a canoe.
- C.
The tangarana tree has long, oval leaves with hollow stems.
- D.
Black tangarana ants will protect the tree that is their home.
- 14.What generalization can be made from the information in the selection?
- A.
There are many dangers in the Amazon.
- B.
All of the trees in the Amazon have spines.
- C.
Most of the animals in the rain forest are deadly.
- D.
Pink dolphins are usually friendly to humans.
- 15.Pink dolphins are probably difficult to study because they are hard to
- A.
Catch because they can move in different directions.
- B.
See because they swim in dark, leaf stained water.
- C.
Find because there are so few living in the Amazon River.
- D.
Locate because they stay far away from people.
- 16.Which of the following is a fact from the selection?
- A.
"Sometimes pink dolphins' behavior seems downright weird."
- B.
"Canoeing through the flooded forest feels like a dream."
- C.
"And that's just one of the mysteries about pink dolphins."
- D.
"Some of the trees have spines growing our of their trunks."
- 17.The selection said that pink dolphins can "whirl around like a Ferris wheel." What does this mean?
- A.
They can dive straight down.
- B.
They can jump high in the air.
- C.
They can spin in a circle.
- D.
They can flip upside down.
- 18.How are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins alike?
- 19.According to the selection, how are pink dolphins and ocean dolphins different?
- 20.In this selection, why did the author speak directly to the reader?
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