Module 2 Week 1 review

The article tells about Fram Strait. How does the map help readers understand what a strait is?

• by showing the number of whales in Fram Strait

• by showing the water temperature in Fram Strait

• by showing that Fram Strait is near many big rivers

• by showing that Fram Strait is a narrow body of water

Read the sentences from paragraph 2.

They used underwater microphones to record the whales for a year. The recordings helped them count the whales and study their songs.

Based on the sentences above, what can microphones record?

• tastes

• sounds

• feelings

• thoughts

According to paragraph 5, what is one effect of bowhead whales’ thick blubber?

• The whales are not easy to hunt.

• The whales do not need any teeth.

• The whales can live in cold water all year long.

• The whales can make breathing holes in the ice.

Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

Instead, its mouth is built partly from a hard material called baleen.

Which meaning of material is used above?

• tool

• cloth

• what something is made of

• information in a piece of writing

Describe the main text structure in paragraphs 7 and 8.

Read the sentence from paragraph 10.

They then listen for the echoes to help them find their way through waters that have little illumination.

Think about the Latin root lumin. What is the meaning of illumination above?

• heat

• light

• food

• weight