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A Penguin's Family
A Penguin's Family
A Penguin's Family
Evaluation Criteria
• Identifying a paragraph’s main idea
• Inferring meaning
Conditions:
• Work individually, in complete silence and answer all points.
• We do not use electronic devices, or other materials that are not allowed.
• Write with excellent spelling and writing as well as readable letter without studs or amendments.
• Use a pen; answers on pencil will not be considered if complains.
• Use the symbolism and terminology of each subject.
• Avoid drawings, figures or comments that are not strictly necessary for your answers.
Specific Conditions
• Only your teacher authorizes the use of dictionary or reader.
• Avoid using Spanish words since this is a foreign language exam.
READING PLAN
Read the story “A penguin’s family” and answer the questions below.
FUN FACTS
READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the text, then look and choose the best answer for each question.
GIST 1. Another good title for this passage would be ________.
a. Penguins: sharing parenting.
b. Penguins: birds with big families.
c. Penguin babies: swimming from day one.
INFERENCE 4. What could happen if the chick falls onto the ice?
a. Another penguin might take the chick.
b. The chick might die because of the cold.
c. The ice could break, and the chick will fall into the water.
DETAIL 5. At what age do most penguin chicks start to live on their own?
a. Five months
b. Nine months
c. Twelve months
B. Read the passage and choose the correct synonym for each word.
1. Entire: a. happy
b. short
c. whole
2. Adapt: a. change
b. fly
c. move
3. Huddle: a. crowd
b. hunt
c. swim
5. Bellies: a. mouths
b. feet
c. stomachs
7. Decline: a. go down
b. go up
c. stay the same
SUMMARIZING
Complete the summary using the words and phrases from the box below.