Chapter 18 and 19

"Rio took a deep breath, feeling both terrified and awestruck by the sheer size of the creature before him." Where could this sentence belong in the text?

• After "Her head alone was probably three times the size of Rio..."

• Before "Rio wanted to reach out and touch her nose, but he didn’t dare."

• After "Marina had said gray whales weren’t dangerous."

• Before "Rio flailed his arms and thrashed his legs desperately."

Sentence: "He had never felt such an intense connection with another being before—not even with people."
Where could this sentence belong?

• Before "Rio nodded although his gaze was still fixed on the water..."

• After "Full of love."

• Before "Rio stretched out an arm and tried to grasp the hook."

• After "Theirs was a bond as old as time and as deep as the ocean."

Write the words below in the correct gaps:

• barnacles

• By now, his legs were tired from ___ water and his eyes stung so much he could barely even see.

• glinting

• "The water was ___ in the sunlight, adding a surreal beauty to the moment."

• treading

• "Then she gave him the gentlest of ___ and pushed him back toward the boat."

• nudges

• The crinkly outline around her one visible eye, how the ___ stuck to her snout in coarse, uneven clumps.

What phrase tells you that Rio feels a deep emotional connection with White Beak?

• "It was the same way his mom used to gaze at him. Full of love."

• "Rio flailed his arms and thrashed his legs desperately."

• "By now, his legs were tired from treading water and his eyes stung so much he could barely even see."

• "White Beak dipped her nose forward and pressed it lightly against his chest."

Sentence A: "The sun set in a burst of vibrant orange and pink, casting long shadows across the water."
Where does this sentence belong?

• Before “He was debating whether or not he could trust her when the phone rang.”

• After “Rio hurried on. 'Didn’t you hear me, Mum? I saw White Beak! I saw your whale!'”

• After “Fran answered and then passed the phone over.”

• Before “'Mum?' Rio scampered out to the back step, where the sun was low in the sky.”

Sentence B: "The excitement of the encounter was still fresh in his chest."
Where does this sentence belong?

• After “His lips were turned upward. It was so unfamiliar that he dropped his hands in shock.”

• After “He left out the part of him falling into the sea"

• Before “Unable to contain his excitement, Rio had told her about coming face-to-face with a gray whale.”

• Before “The sun was slipping fast in the sky, now so low it was touching the surface of the water.”

Match the words to the sentence

• accidently

• "The sun was slipping fast in the sky, now so low it was touching the surface of the water, casting a golden ______________ across the sea."

• burst

• "His heart was pitter-pattering like rain against his chest, and the moment felt like it might ______________ from his excitement."

• glow

• "Unable to contain his excitement, Rio had told her about coming face-to-face with a gray whale, though he had left out the part about _______ falling into the water

• realised

• Rio touched his fingers to the corners of his lips. He hadn’t even ________

  he had been smiling.