Transcript Antarctic Journal 4 Month at the Bottom of the World

Antarctic Journal
4 Months at the Bottom of the World
By: Jennifer Owings Dewey
Vocabulary
• The train will depart at 8 pm.
a. report
b. leave
Answer
b. leave
Vocabulary
• They left the continent.
a. Land Mass
b. hillside
Answer
a. Land
Mass
Vocabulary
• My parents gave me a forbidding look.
a. threatening
b. puzzled
Answer
a.
Threatening
Vocabulary
• The crane heaves the heavy rocks.
a. crushes
b. hoists
Answer
b. Hoists
Vocabulary
• You could see the anticipation on his face
when his parents gave him his birthday
present.
a. excitement
b. disbelief
Answer
a.
excitement
Vocabulary
• We saw the convergence of the two state
highways.
a. cleaning
b. joining
Answer
b. joining
Vocabulary
We almost hit the iceberg with our ship.
a. masses of ice that floats in the ocean
b. sticks of ice that hang from buildings
Answer
A. Masses of the ice
that float in the
ocean
Comprehension
•
Which of the following is a main idea from
the author’s entry on November 17th?
a. The trip to Antarctic had many exiting
things to see.
b. Furniture, such as the desk and chair, were
bolted to the floor.
Answer
A. The trip to
Antarctic had
many exiting
things to see.
Comprehension
•
If the boat had not stopped in the
Antarctica to give the “right of way” to the
humpback whales, the whales probably
would have…
a. Stayed under the boat.
b. Been injured by the boat.
Answer
b. Been injured
by the boat.
Comprehension
•
What is the most likely reason the author
mentioned the moss?
a. To show how delicate Antarctica is.
b. To persuade people to visit Antarctica.
Answer
a. To show how
delicate
Antarctica is.
Comprehension
•
What is the most likely reason the author
made the trip to Antarctica?
a. To learn about a unique environment.
b. To show how easy it is to live there.
Answer
a. To learn about a unique
environment.
Comprehension
•
According to the selection, how are the
blue whales different than krill?
a. Blue whales travel to the Antarctic every
summer, but krill live there all year long.
b. Blue whales are the largest animal on
Earth, while krill are one of the smallest
animals.
Answer
b. Blue whales are the
largest animal on
Earth, while krill are
one of the smallest
animals.
Comprehension
•
Why did the author get “the BIG EYE”?
a. The temperatures were very cold.
b. The sun kept her awake all night.
Answer
b. The sun kept
her awake all
night.
Comprehension
•
Which detail supports the main idea that
icebergs are dangerous?
a. The boat stayed away from icebergs.
b. Waves splashed on the shores of the
icebergs.
Answer
a. The boat stayed away from
icebergs.
Comprehension
•
What happened on December 24th after the
author noticed the glowing sky?
a. She fell through a crack in the ice.
b. She went for a walk up the glacier.
Answer
a. She fell through a crack in the ice.
Comprehension
•
Which of these is a generalization that
can be made from information in the
selection?
a. Scientists use nets made of fine mesh to
trawl for krill.
b. Antarctica is a harsh and dangerous
environment.
Answer
b. Antarctica is a harsh and
dangerous environment.
Comprehension
•
What conclusion can you draw from the
photograph of the bedroom, which is
shown at the bottom of pg. 592?
a. Each room was small and had to be shared
by two people.
b. Each room was long and narrow and had a
pair of bunk beds.
Answer
a. Each room was small
and had to be shared
by two people.
Comprehension
•
In your groups,
discuss…
How was the
author different
from the woman
traveling to San
Antonio, Texas?
Answer
The author was
going a lot
farther from
home with less
luggage.
Comprehension
•
In your groups,
discuss…
What did the
author probably
do to make sure
the penguin egg
did not get broken
on the way home?
Answer
She probably put
clothing
around the
egg.
Comprehension
•
In your groups,
discuss…
Why was it
important to the
author to take
home a penguin
egg that would
never hatch?
Answer
She wanted to have
something
special to
remember her
journey, but she
did not want to
harm the live
penguin.
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