Bohead Whales

What is the meaning of the word illumination in paragraph 10?

• 1. sounds

• 1. Light

• 1. Temperature

• 1. feeling

In paragraph 5, what key ideas about Bowhead Whales are best supported?

• 1. Bowhead whales are known for having no teeth

• 1. Bowhead whales are the only ones who can live in the Arctic

• 1. Bowhead whales love singing

• 1. Bowhead whales are known as having built in microphones

1. Part A- What is the central idea of the section Cold Water Whales?

• 1. The bohead whale has blubber and baleen in it’s body that people used to make things with.

• 1. The bohead whale has no teeth.

• 1. The bohead whale breaks holes in the ice to breathe.

• 1. The bohead whale is a mammal.

Part B- Which sentence from the article supports the answer in part A

• 1. People once used the whale’s blubber and baleen to make many things, from lamp oil to buggy whips.

• 1.  It catches tiny hard-shelled creatures along with some fish.

• 1. Nations began working together to protect whales in 1946.

• 1. This brought them close to extinction.

1. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article? 

• 1. To entertain the reader with a story about whales

• 1. To persuade the reader to save the whales

• 2. To inform the reader about Bohead Whales

• 1. To explain where whales are

1. The author most likely included the map to show-

• 1. How big Greenland is

• 1. To show you how many seas there are

• 1. To show where Fram Strait is located

• 1. To show how big the Arctic Ocean is

1. Under which section could a reader learn about the purposes of different types of whale songs? 

• 1. Singing in the Dark

• 1. Lost whales….Found!

• 1. Cold-Water whale

• 1. Fram Strait and Surrounding Area

1. The most likely reason the author provides the information in the section titled Lost Whales Found is-

• 1. to explain where Whales can easily be found

• 1. To inform that Some extinct whales have been found and saved

• 1. To describe that Whale’s blubber helps them be found

• 1. To persuade the reader that Whales sing out when they are lost

1. Which sentence from the article supports the idea that blubber helps Bohead Whales swim in cold waters? 

• 1. The bowhead has 11 inches of fat, or blubber, under its skin. 

• 1. During the winters, it stays under the ice. 

• 1. The bowhead whale has no teeth. 

• 1. It swims with its mouth open

1. In the box provided, combine ideas in these sentences to create one clear and effective sentence.

There were more and more sightings. Scientists still knew little about where whales spent their winter.