Transcript Encantado Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

Encantado
Pink Dolphin of the Amazon
Sy Montgomery
Vocabulary
The princess lived in an enchanted
forest.
a. imaginary
b. magical
b. magical
The dolphins swam alongside
the ship.
a. marine animals
b. fresh water fish
a. marine animals
She could feel regular pulses in
her arm.
a. rhythmic beats
b. deep breaths
a. rhythmic beats
The elastic band was very
flexible.
a. comfortable
b. stretchable
b. stretchable
The address label was on the top
surface of the package.
a. highest peak
b. outer edge
b. outer edge
He watched his goldfish swim in
the aquarium.
a. pond
b. fish tank
b. fish tank
We got a few glimpses of the
dolphins.
a. brief views
b. photographs
a. brief views
Comprehension
Which sentence from the selection is an
OPINION?
a. Instead of taking a school bus to
school, the kids take a canoe.
b. The wet season is the best time of
year to explore the Amazon.
a. The wet season is the best
time of year to explore the
Amazon.
According to the selection, why do
dolphins send sound waves from
their foreheads?
a. to talk to other dolphins that are
nearby.
b. to help them identify the things
around them.
b. to help them identify the
things around them.
According to the selection, how are
dolphins and submarines ALIKE?
a. They use sonar in the water.
b. They travel at high rates of
speed.
a. They use sonar in the water.
Which detail bests 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. Their bodies do not bend well so
they would not be able to get
around the branches.
b. Their bodies do not bend well
so they would not be able to
get around the branches.
Why is one part of the selection
titled “Nightmare Dream World”?
a. The rainforest had a plant
that causes bad dreams.
b. The rainforest was both
dangerous and amazing.
b. The rainforest was both
dangerous and amazing.
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. The tangarana ants will
protect the tree that is their
home.
b. The tangarana ants will protect the tree
that is their home.
Pink dolphins are probably difficult
to study because they are hard to
_____________.
a. locate because they stay far away from
people.
b. see because they swim in dark, leaf
stained water.
b. see because they swim in dark,
leaf stained water.
Which of the following is a fact
from the story?
a. “Canoeing through the flooded
forest feels like a dream.
b. “Some of the trees have spines
growing out of their trunks.”
b. “Some of the trees have spines
growing out of their trunks.”
The selection said that pink
dolphins could “whirl around
like a Ferris wheel”. What does
this mean?
a. They can spin in a circle.
b. They can flip upside down.
a. They can spin in a circle.
Group Work
Turn to your group members
and discuss…
How are pink dolphins and
ocean dolphins ALIKE?
They use echolocation, or sonar,
to find things in the water.
Discuss…
According to the selection, how
are pink dolphins and people
ALIKE?
Dolphins look as different from
one another than people do.
Discuss…
Why did the author speak
directly to the reader?
The author wants to help the
reader imagine traveling to the
Amazon.