Antarctic Journal

What did the author bring home with her?

A penguin egg

What does the author observe on Litchfield Island?

Adelie penguins

When does the author see the green flash?

At sunset

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? The candle flame flicker, and the shadows danced on the walls.

Change flicker to flickered

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence? The eagles has soared for hours looking for prey.

Change has to have

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? The factory workers has received training for working the new machines.

Change has to have.

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? By the time the plane have landed, the tourists had planned their visits to the aquarium and theme park.

Change have to had.

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence? Carl have followed his mother's recipe for baking fresh bread.

Change have to has

What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence? Since his grandmother moved last year, Dolan have typed her a letter every week.

Change have to has

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? The chef baked the spaghetti and toast the bread.

Change toast to toasted

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? For as long as I can remember, my uncle collected stamps.

Insert has before collected

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? The new homeowners discovered that the pipes in the old house have leaked for many years.

Make no change

What change, if any, should be made in the sentence below? The astronauts had orbited the moon twice before they returned to Earth.

Make no change.

What does the word spectators mean in the sentence below? The spectators enjoyed the exciting game.

People watching

What conclusion can you draw from information in the passage?

There are times when the sun does not completely set in Antarctica.

What surprising fact does the author learn about blue whales?

They eat only krill.

What does the word stranded mean in the following sentence? The fishermen were stranded in the middle of the lake.

Without means to reach a destination

What is the base word in the word agreeing?

agree

What does the word alert mean in the following sentence? Even though it was the middle of the night, I was alert when the phone rang.

aware

What does the word fractured mean in the following sentence? The high winds fractured the tree limb, and it fell to the ground.

broke

What does the word construct mean in the following sentence? We watched birds construct their complicated nest.

build

What is the base word in the word charging?

charge

What is the base word in the word checked?

check

What does the word telescope mean in the following sentence? Jimmy studied the moon through the telescope.

device for making faraway objects appear larger

What is the ending in the word appeared?

ed

What is the ending in the word confused?

ed

What is the ending in the word continued?

ed

What does the word inspected mean in the following sentence? The builder inspected his work when the building was complete.

examined carefully

What does the word weariness mean in the following sentence? On the third day, the hikers had extreme weariness.

exhaustion

What does the word display mean in the following sentence? The librarian will display the science fair projects in the library.

exhibit

The author survived falling into the crevasse because ----

her wide boots kept her from falling.

What is the base word in the word unhinging?

hinge

What is the ending in the word completing?

ing

What is the ending in the word destroying?

ing

Because Litchfield Island is a protected place ---

only two or three people are allowed to visit it each year

The author must be taught how to walk on Litchfield Island because ------

she must be careful not to rip out the moss.

Based on information in the selection, you can conclude that ------

there is danger of getting stranded on an island in a storm.

The reader can tell that Adelie penguins are not afraid of people because they -----

tug on the author's clothing.

What is the base word in the word visiting?

visit

What does the word supervised mean in the following sentence? The teacher supervised the children as they played during recess.

watched over