MTH 09 Dolphins at Daybreak · dolphins save the day? Or are Jack and Annie doomed to be dinner?...

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DOLPHINS AT DAYBREAK

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DOLPHINS AT DAYBREAK

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3 Book Summary

4 Reading Response Journal Cover

5-14 Comprehension Questions (without lines)

15-24 Comprehension Questions (with lines)

25-26 Vocabulary Cards

27 Vocabulary Words in Context

28 Vocabulary Practice

29 Vocabulary Match-Up

30 Sequence of Events

31 ABC Order

32 Word Search

33-34 Book Quiz

35 Pause & Predict

36-38 Character Graphic Organizers

39 Making Connections

40 Visualizing

41 Spectacular Setting

42 Just the Facts

43 Story Snapshots

44 Story Summary

45 Cover Creator

46-61 Answer Keys

62 Credits

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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It’s sink or swim for Jack and Annie when

the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-

submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a

giant octopus and one very hungry

shark. Will the dolphins save the day? Or are Jack

and Annie doomed to be dinner?

MAGIC TREE HOUSEDOLPHINS AT

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A READING JOURNAL FOR:

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1. What did Annie dream about?

2. What did Jack dream about?

3. What will Jack and Annie need to collect for Morgan?

4. How can Jack and Annie become Master Librarians?

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1. What riddle do Jack and Annie find?

2. Where did the tree house land?

3. What are corals?

4. What did Jack and Annie find in the water?

5. How does Annie cause trouble in this chapter?

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1. How did the mini-sub work?

2. Why did Jack say they should get back to the reef?How did Annie respond?

3. What did Jack and Annie see underwater?

4. Why did Jack decide to stay on the mini-sub?

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1. Where in the world can you find coral reefs?

2. What kinds of creatures did Jack and Annie see underwater?

3. Who are Sukie and Sam?

4. What did Annie think the answer to the riddle was? Why did Jack tell her she was wrong?

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1. What is a ship’s log?

2. What does ‘defective’ mean?

3. What did Jack and Annie learn about the mini-sub they were riding in?

4. What grabbed the mini-sub at the end of the chapter?

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1. What did Jack learn about the octopus from the ocean book?

2. What happened to the mini-sub while the octopus was holding on to it?

3. Annie thinks the octopus squirted black liquid because Jack hurt its feelings. Is this true? Explain your thinking using information from the book to help you.

4. What new problem do Jack and Annie have at the end of the chapter?

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1. Where did Jack steer the mini-sub?

2. Why did Jack and Annie have to get out of the mini-sub and swim?

3. How do Jack and Annie plan to keep themselves safe from the shark while swimming in the water?

4. Do you think Jack and Annie’s plan will work and why?

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1. Why didn’t Jack tell Annie about the dark fin he saw coming toward them?

2. Why did Jack and Annie start to get tired as they were swimming?

3. How did Jack and Annie try to rest in the water?

4. Who helped save Jack and Annie in the water?

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1. Why couldn’t Jack and Annie go home yet?

2. How did Jack and Annie solve the riddle?

3. What was the answer to the riddle?

4. How do pearls form?

5. Did Jack and Annie open the oyster to find a pearl and why?

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1. How much time has passed since Jack and Annie left?

2. Why can’t Jack and Annie start solving the second riddle?

3. Why were Jack and Annie’s socks and shoes the only things that were dry?

4. Did you think this adventure was fun or scary and why?

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1. What did Annie dream about?

2. What did Jack dream about?

3. What will Jack and Annie need to collect for Morgan?

4. How can Jack and Annie become Master Librarians?

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1. What riddle do Jack and Annie find?

2. Where did the tree house land?

3. What are corals?

4. What did Jack and Annie find in the water?

5. How does Annie cause trouble in this chapter?

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1. How did the mini-sub work?

2. Why did Jack say they should get back to the reef?How did Annie respond?

3. What did Jack and Annie see underwater?

4. Why did Jack decide to stay on the mini-sub?

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1. Where in the world can you find coral reefs?

2. What kinds of creatures did Jack and Annie see underwater?

3. Who are Sukie and Sam?

4. What did Annie think the answer to the riddle was? Why did Jack tell her she was wrong?

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1. What is a ship’s log?

2. What does ‘defective’ mean?

3. What did Jack and Annie learn about the mini-sub they were riding in?

4. What grabbed the mini-sub at the end of the chapter?

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1. What did Jack learn about the octopus from the ocean book?

2. What happened to the mini-sub while the octopus was holding on to it?

3. Annie thinks the octopus squirted black liquid because Jack hurt its feelings. Is this true? Explain your thinking using information from the book to help you.

4. What new problem do Jack and Annie have at the end of the chapter?

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1. Where did Jack steer the mini-sub?

2. Why did Jack and Annie have to get out of the mini-sub and swim?

3. How do Jack and Annie plan to keep themselves safe from the shark while swimming in the water?

4. Do you think Jack and Annie’s plan will work and why?

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1. Why didn’t Jack tell Annie about the dark fin he saw coming toward them?

2. Why did Jack and Annie start to get tired as they were swimming?

3. How did Jack and Annie try to rest in the water?

4. Who helped save Jack and Annie in the water?

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1. Why couldn’t Jack and Annie go home yet?

2. How did Jack and Annie solve the riddle?

3. What was the answer to the riddle?

4. How do pearls form?

5. Did Jack and Annie open the oyster to find a pearl and why?

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1. How much time has passed since Jack and Annie left?

2. Why can’t Jack and Annie start solving the second riddle?

3. Why were Jack and Annie’s socks and shoes the only things that were dry?

4. Did you think this adventure was fun or scary and why?

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VOCABULARY CARDS

calmly not excited or nervous

corals tiny sea animals

defective faulty or broken

dolphins large marine animals with beak-like snouts

hatch an opening in the roof of a building or vehicle

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VOCABULARY CARDS

oceanographers scientists who studies oceans

pearla hard, shiny, white ball that is formed inside

an oyster

reef a strip of coral near the surface of the ocean

submersibles vessels capable of operating underwater

wavesswells moving across the

surface of a body of water

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VOCAB IN CONTEXTcalmly (pg. 45) – If you ever see a shark in the water, don’t splash. Swim calmly away.

corals (pg. 12) – Corals are tiny sea animals. After they die, their skeletons remain.

defective (pg. 33) – Thursday, July 8. Defective sub. Return to reef. Leave for helicopter to transport to junkyard.

dolphins (pg. 26) – “Dolphins!” cried Annie. Jack looked up. Two dolphins were peering in the window.

hatch (pg. 15) – Annie turned the handle on the hatch of the mini-sub. It opened.

oceanographers (pg. 14) – Scientists who study the ocean are called oceanographers.

pearl (pg. 59) – Inside some oysters you can find a pearl. The pearl’s natural beauty makes it a treasure.

reef (pg. 12) – This is a coral reef…Over time, the reef builds up from stacks of coral skeletons.

submersibles (pg. 14) – Sometimes they travel in small diving vessels called submersibles, or “mini-subs,” to study the ocean floor.

waves (pg. 11) – A breeze blew through the window. Sea gulls cried. Waves lapped the shore.

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NAME VOCABULARY PRACTICEVOCABULARY WORD:

WHAT I THINK IT MEANS PICTURE

WHAT IT MEANS

VOCABULARY WORD:

WHAT I THINK IT MEANS PICTURE

WHAT IT MEANS

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Match the vocabulary word on the left with the definition on the right. Write the letter on the line.

A. faulty or broken

B. a strip of coral near the surface of the ocean

C. vessels capable of operating underwater

D. swells moving across the surface of a body of water

E. not excited; not nervous

F. tiny sea animals

G. large, marine animals with beak-like snouts

H. a grain of sand in an oyster

I. scientists who study oceans

J. an opening in the roof of a building or vehicle

NAME VOCABULARY MATCH-UP

___ calmly

___ corals

___ defective

___ dolphins

___ hatch

___ oceanographers

___ pearl

___ reef

___ submersibles

___ waves

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NAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTSNumber these events in the order they happened in the story. (1 happened first, 2 happened second, etc.)

An octopus grabbed the mini sub.

Morgan tells Jack and Annie that they will need to solve four riddles to become Master Librarians.

Jack and Annie found an oyster, the answer to the riddle.

Jack and Annie started swimming back to shore.

Jack and Annie saw starfish, jellyfish, seahorses, a stingray, and a clam in the water.

Jack and Annie went home to the Frog Creek Woods.

After reading the ship’s log, Jack and Annie learned the mini-sub was defective.

When Jack and Annie got tired, they started floating. Sukie and Sam helped Jack and Annie back to shore.

Jack and Annie find a mini-sub near the reef.

A shark swam near the mini-sub.

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NAME ABC ORDERPut the following words into ABC order.

octopus 1.

Sukie 2.

reef 3.

swimming 4.

Annie 5.

oyster 6.

mini-sub 7.

corals 8.

Jack 9.

shark 10.

defective 11.

Sam 12.

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NAME WORD SEARCHN G T R T C P E A R L C G T RG H J U R Z S E R F G O B J HR N H J E S F Y H J U C C G AI N J D E F E C T I V E D E TD N H Y H C G W J K O A L G CD M F H O N K A J C L N B V HL M H R U U I T L A N O V H IE L I H S C G E F L K G Y U GM W A V E S T R I M L R E E FG H V H K U T R D F M A L I OK C O R A L N H D O L P H I NV G F C V N G R T Y U H K U OV S U B M E R S I B L E X D FW D T E G C V H J Y F R C V TJ J A C K K L N A N N I E T R

ANNIE CALM CORAL

DEFECTIVE DOLPHIN HATCH

JACK OCEANOGRAPHER PEARL

REEF RIDDLE SUBMERSIBLE

TREE HOUSE WATER WAVES

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DOLPHINS AT DAYBREAK1. What was the name of the book Morgan gave to Jack and Annie?

a. Deep in the Oceanb. Ocean Guidec. Below the Surfaced. Creatures of the Deep

2. Where did Jack and Annie find the mini-sub?a. on the beachb. by the boat dockc. behind the tree housed. by the reef

3. Which of the following creatures was NOT seen by Jack and Annie in the water?

a. jellyfishb. clamc. whaled. stingray

4. What did Annie name the dolphins?a. Sam and Sukieb. Sadie and Stanc. Daisy and Dond. Doc and Dreamer

5. How did Jack and Annie learn that the mini-sub was defective?

a. the buttons stopped workingb. they read the ship’s logc. they got an emergency call through the radiod. all of the above

NAME BOOK QUIZ

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6. Which animal came after the mini-sub first?a. whaleb. octopusc. stingrayd. shark

7. Which animal came after the mini-sub second?a. whaleb. octopusc. stingrayd. shark

8. How did Jack and Annie get back to shore?a. they rode in the mini-subb. they swam the entire wayc. the dolphins carried them the entire wayd. they swam part of the way and the dolphins carried them the rest of the way

9. What was the answer to the riddle?a. oysterb. dolphinc. pearld. submarine

10. After this adventure, how many more riddles do Jack and Annie need to solve before they can become Master Librarians?

a. oneb. twoc. threed. four

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Good readers make predictions. Look at the cover of the book, read the blurb on the back cover, and read the chapter titles. Then make a prediction about the story.

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NAME PAUSE AND PREDICT

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NAME ALL ABOUT ANNIEAs you read, think about Annie. What words would best describe her appearance, actions, thoughts, and feelings? Use the bubble map below to describe Annie.

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NAME ALL ABOUT JACKAs you read, think about Jack. What words would best describe his appearance, actions, thoughts, and feelings? Use the bubble map below to describe Jack.

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NAME CHARACTER COMPARISON

How are Jack and Annie alike?

All About Annie All About Jack

How are Jack and Annie alike? How are they different? As you read and learn more information about Jack and Annie, record it in the boxes below.

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NAME MAKING CONNECTIONS

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WHEN IT SAID…. I PICTURED….

WHEN IT SAID…. I PICTURED….

WHEN IT SAID…. I PICTURED….

NAME VISUALIZINGStop and draw what you see in your mind as you read the words in the story.

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NAME SPECTACULAR SETTINGThe setting is when and where the story takes place. Draw a picture of the setting and then describe it below.

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NAME JUST THE FACTSAs Jack and Annie collect facts and new information on their adventures, you can record what you learn, too.

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NAME STORY SNAPSHOTSDraw the most memorable scenes from the book on the snapshots. Then add a short caption below each drawing.

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NAME STORY SUMMARYNow that you have finished the story, think about what happened and write a summary.

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NAME COVER CREATORBook covers give a reader an idea of what a book will be about. Students often choose books based on covers that capture their interest. Use the space below to design a new book cover for this Magic Tree House book.

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1. What did Annie dream about?Annie dreamed that the tree house was back and Morgan was waiting there.

2. What did Jack dream about?Jack had the same dream as Annie.

3. What will Jack and Annie need to collect for Morgan?Morgan needs Jack and Annie to collect books through time for Camelot’s library. To do this, they will need to be Master Librarians.

4. How can Jack and Annie become Master Librarians?Jack and Annie will need to solve four riddles to become Master Librarians. Morgan said the kids will need to show they can do research and find answers to hard questions.

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1. What riddle do Jack and Annie find?The riddle says, “Rough and gray as rock, I’m as plain as plain can be. But hidden deep inside there’s great beauty in me. What am I?”

2. Where did the tree house land?The tree house landed on the ground and it was pink. Jack opened the book and learned they had landed on a coral reef.

3. What are corals?Corals are tiny sea animals. After they die, their skeletons stay behind and build up into a reef.

4. What did Jack and Annie find in the water?Jack and Annie found a machine in the water that looked like a huge white bubble with a big window. Jack learned that it was a submersible, or mini-sub.

5. How does Annie cause trouble in this chapter?Annie caused trouble when she pressed some keys on the mini-sub even though Jack told her not to touch anything.

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1. How did the mini-sub work?The mini-sub had buttons like a video game. When you pressed the arrows, the mini-sub knew which way to go.

2. Why did Jack say they should get back to the reef?How did Annie respond?Jack said they should get back to the reef because he was worried what the owners would do if they found the mini-sub was gone. Annie told Jack to look out the window for a teeny second first.3. What did Jack and Annie see underwater?Jack and Annie saw red, yellow, and blue coral. They saw fish of every color and size.

4. Why did Jack decide to stay on the mini-sub?Jack decided to stay on the mini-sub because he liked seeing everything under the water. He was not sure when he would get to see a place like it again.

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1. Where in the world can you find coral reefs?Coral reefs are found in warm, tropical waters. They are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

2. What kinds of creatures did Jack and Annie see underwater?Jack and Annie saw a starfish, a jellyfish, a sea horse, a stingray, a giant clam, and dolphins underwater.

3. Who are Sukie and Sam?Sukie and Sam are two dolphins that came up to the mini-sub. Annie said they are brother and sister and named them Sukie and Sam.

4. What did Annie think the answer to the riddle was? Why did Jack tell her she was wrong?Annie thought the answer to the riddle was dolphins. Jack said she was wrong because dolphins were smooth, not rough as rock.

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1. What is a ship’s log?A ship’s log is a diary of an ocean trip.

2. What does ‘defective’ mean? Defective means broken.

3. What did Jack and Annie learn about the mini-sub they were riding in?Jack and Annie learned that the mini-sub had cracks in it that couldn’t be fixed. It would be taken to a junkyard by a helicopter soon.

4. What grabbed the mini-sub at the end of the chapter?An octopus grabbed the mini-sub at the end of the chapter.

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1. What did Jack learn about the octopus from the ocean book?Jack learned that the octopus is a gentle, shy creature that comes out of hiding when it is curious. It has huge strength and when it holds on to something, it is hard to free an object from its grasp.2. What happened to the mini-sub while the octopus was holding on to it?While the octopus was holding the mini-sub, a crack near the ceiling started opening and water started leaking inside the mini-sub.

3. Annie thinks the octopus squirted black liquid because Jack hurt its feelings. Is this true? Explain your thinking using information from the book to help you.No, it’s not true. On page 39 it says an octopus squirts black liquid to escape an enemy. The main enemy for an octopus is a shark.

4. What new problem do Jack and Annie have at the end of the chapter?At the end of the chapter, the octopus is gone, but Jack and Annie saw a hammerhead shark right outside the mini-sub.

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1. Where did Jack steer the mini-sub?Jack steered the mini-sub up to the surface of the water.

2. Why did Jack and Annie have to get out of the mini-sub and swim?Jack and Annie had to get out of the mini-sub and swim because the mini-sub was taking on water and it had stopped working.

3. How do Jack and Annie plan to keep themselves safe from the shark while swimming in the water?Jack and Annie plan to keep themselves safe from the shark by swimming the breaststroke so they don’t splash while they are in the water.

4. Do you think Jack and Annie’s plan will work and why?Answers will vary. A possible answer: I think Jack and Annie’s plan will work because if they aren’t splashing, the shark might go after something else that is splashing in the water.

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1. Why didn’t Jack tell Annie about the dark fin he saw coming toward them?Jack didn’t tell Annie about the dark fin he saw coming towards them because he thought Annie would stay calmer if she didn’t know about it.

2. Why did Jack and Annie start to get tired as they were swimming?Jack and Annie got tired as they were swimming because sometimes Annie would swim faster, which made Jack swim faster. Then they realized the reef was farther away than they thought.3. How did Jack and Annie try to rest in the water?Jack and Annie decided to float on their backs so they could rest for a minute while they were in the water.

4. Who helped save Jack and Annie in the water?The dolphins came back and helped save Jack and Annie by helping them get back to the reef.

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1. Why couldn’t Jack and Annie go home yet?Jack and Annie couldn’t go home because they had not solved Morgan’s riddle yet.

2. How did Jack and Annie solve the riddle?Annie stepped on a shell that matched the description in the riddle. They knew they had found the answer.

3. What was the answer to the riddle?The answer to the riddle was oyster.

4. How do pearls form?A grain of sand gets into an oyster. The oyster gets irritated and releases a pearly material. Over time a pearl forms.

5. Did Jack and Annie open the oyster to find a pearl and why?Jack and Annie did not open the oyster because they decided to just leave it alone. If it was the answer to the riddle they would just know.

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1. How much time has passed since Jack and Annie left?No time has passed since Jack and Annie left.

2. Why can’t Jack and Annie start solving the second riddle?Jack and Annie can’t start solving the second riddle yet because they don’t see another scroll in the tree house. They think they might get the next riddle tomorrow.

3. Why were Jack and Annie’s socks and shoes the only things that were dry?Jack and Annie’s socks and shoes were the only things that were dry because they took them off before they got in the water by the reef.

4. Did you think this adventure was fun or scary and why?Answers will vary. A possible answer: I thought this adventure was a little bit scary because Jack and Annie were in danger in the water with the shark and could have gotten really hurt.

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Match the vocabulary word on the left with the definition on the right. Write the letter on the line.

A. faulty or broken

B. a strip of coral near the surface of the ocean

C. vessels capable of operating underwater

D. swells moving across the surface of a body of water

E. not excited; not nervous

F. tiny sea animals

G. large, marine animals with beak-like snouts

H. a grain of sand in an oyster

I. scientists who study oceans

J. an opening in the roof of a building or vehicle

NAME VOCABULARY MATCH-UPAnswer Key

EFAGJIHBCD

___ calmly

___ corals

___ defective

___ dolphins

___ hatch

___ oceanographers

___ pearl

___ reef

___ submersibles

___ waves

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NAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTSNumber these events in the order they happened in the story. (1 happened first, 2 happened second, etc.)

5 An octopus grabbed the mini sub.

1 Morgan tells Jack and Annie that they will need to solve four riddles to become Master Librarians.

9 Jack and Annie found an oyster, the answer to the riddle.

7 Jack and Annie started swimming back to shore.

3 Jack and Annie saw starfish, jellyfish, seahorses, a stingray, and a clam in the water.

10 Jack and Annie went home to the Frog Creek Woods.

4 After reading the ship’s log, Jack and Annie learned the mini-sub was defective.

8 When Jack and Annie got tired, they started floating. Sukie and Sam helped Jack and Annie back to shore.

2 Jack and Annie find a mini-sub near the reef.

6 A shark swam near the mini-sub.

Answer Key

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NAME ABC ORDERPut the following words into ABC order.

octopus 1. Annie

Sukie 2. corals

reef 3. defective

swimming 4. Jack

Annie 5. mini-sub

oyster 6. octopus

mini-sub 7. oyster

corals 8. reef

Jack 9. Sam

shark 10. shark

defective 11. Sukie

Sam 12. swimming

Answer Key

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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NAME WORD SEARCHT P E A R LR O H

R E C AI D E F E C T I V E TD H W A CD O A C N HL U T A OE S E L G

W A V E S R M R E E FA

C O R A L D O L P H I NH

S U B M E R S I B L ER

J A C K A N N I E

Answer Key

ANNIE CALM CORAL

DEFECTIVE DOLPHIN HATCH

JACK OCEANOGRAPHER PEARL

REEF RIDDLE SUBMERSIBLE

TREE HOUSE WATER WAVES

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1. What was the name of the book Morgan gave to Jack and Annie?

a. Deep in the Oceanb. Ocean Guidec. Below the Surfaced. Creatures of the Deep

2. Where did Jack and Annie find the mini-sub?a. on the beachb. by the boat dockc. behind the tree housed. by the reef

3. Which of the following creatures was NOT seen by Jack and Annie in the water?

a. jellyfishb. clamc. whaled. stingray

4. What did Annie name the dolphins?a. Sam and Sukieb. Sadie and Stanc. Daisy and Dond. Doc and Dreamer

5. How did Jack and Annie learn that the mini-sub was defective?

a. the buttons stopped workingb. they read the ship’s logc. they got an emergency call through the radiod. all of the above

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6. Which animal came after the mini-sub first?a. whaleb. octopusc. stingrayd. shark

7. Which animal came after the mini-sub second?a. whaleb. octopusc. stingrayd. shark

8. How did Jack and Annie get back to shore?a. they rode in the mini-subb. they swam the entire wayc. the dolphins carried them the entire wayd. they swam part of the way and the dolphins carried them the rest of the way

9. What was the answer to the riddle?a. oysterb. dolphinc. pearld. submarine

10. After this adventure, how many more riddles do Jack and Annie need to solve before they can become Master Librarians?

a. oneb. twoc. threed. four

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