Before Reading
Practice
A. Fill in the blanks using the word list.
fishing hole cave icy slope flippers waddle slide belly
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icy slope
belly
cave
flippers
fishing hole
slide
waddle
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B. Write the missing word that is common to each of the three sentences.
slid
up
fast
1. A) He knew he was ______.
fast
fast
B) I can go really ______.
During Reading
Complete
Fill out the time line to show the main events of the story in order.
fast but he wasn’t first.
C) He waddled ______
slid very fast.
2. A) He ______
slid onto his belly.
B) He ______
up
3. A) He lined himself ______.
C. Choose the best answer.
The day of the race came.
The race began.
My secret plan worked.
The word secret means
Other penguins passed Pete.
a. something hidden from others
b. known to everybody
Pete had a
secret
c. a very short period of time
2.
hard.
up a new plan.
B) I’ll have to think ______
up the hill to the ice caves.
C) They waddled ______
1.
training
Pete had been
slid over the finish line.
C) Pete ______
He had been training hard.
plan
.
Pete stopped
He slid onto
at the top.
his belly and
finish
line .
started down
The word train means
a. to prepare by practicing
the
b. to teach an animal
icy
slope
He slid over the
.
c. a string of railroad cars
3.
So the race began.
The word race means
Pete had won the race.
a. a large group of people
b. to run very fast
c. a competition where you try to be the winner
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Pete’s Secret Plan
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After Reading
Describe
Check
Fill out the character web about Pete. Write the traits in the circles.
Then write the evidence in the boxes.
A. Write P for Pete’s words and T for the other penguins’ words. Then
number them in the correct order.
P
Pete said,
“I can go really fast. You’ll see
how fast I am at the race.”
Pete has been training hard
for the Penguin Race.
He knew he was fast.
proud(self-confident)
P
T
T
2
4
3
You’ll see how fast I am at the race.
1
I don’t believe you. Show me.
I will have to think up a new plan.
Ready. Get set. Go!
hard-working
B. Choose the correct answer to each question.
1. Where did the race start?
a. at the icy slope
thoughtful
creative
b. at the fishing hole
c. at the ice cave
2. Where had Pete been training?
Pete didn’t care.
He had his secret plan.
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Fiction
No one knew his secret plan.
He would think up a new plan
for the next race.
Traits
Evidence
hardworking
self-possessed
self-confident
“Now I’ll have to think up a new plan for
the next Penguin Race.”
“I can go really fast. You’ll see how fast
I am at the race.”
He knew he could win the Penguin Race.
a. where the race started
b. where the other penguins slid fast
c. where the other penguins did not go
2. How did Pete go down the slope?
a. He slid down very fast onto his belly.
b. He waddled carefully down.
c. He lined up with the other racers.
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B. Match the word to the definition.
1. chew
to break food between your teeth
2. dive
to walk with short, quick steps
Practice
3. waddle
to jump high in the air
A. Fill in the blanks using the word list.
4. leap
to go under the surface of the sea
Before Reading
squid
krill
huddle
stomach
balance
stomach
surf
strap
huddle
C. Label the parts of a penguin.
legs
krill
flippers
skin
beak
feet
feathers
balance
webbed feet
waterproof
feathers
surf
head
short legs
wings like
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eye
strap
squid
6
head
flippers
eye
thick skin
beak
Penguins
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During Reading
B. Write the name of the food penguins eat.
Mark
fish
Label the map and mark where penguins live with a red pencil.
squid
Europe
North America
Asia
krill
Africa
Australia
South America
Complete
Fill out the chart with details to show how penguins move.
Identify
A. Write the name of each penguin. Then write details about them.
Under the water
They use their wings to swim.
They use
their feet
to steer.
They come up out of the water
the smallest penguin
a white patch
above each eye
an orange bill
16 inches tall, or less
weigh 2 pounds,
or less
Little blue penguin
Gentoo penguin
They surf near the
top of the water
and leap out of the
water onto land.
to breath
They waddle on their two short
and
yellow feathers
above the eyes
Chinstrap penguin
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On land
They hop and
legs
.
wings
They push with their
a thin strap of
black feathers
under their chin
.
feet
huddle
.
in groups.
Rockhopper penguin
Penguins
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After Reading
Complete
Check
Use the sentence box to complete the cartoon about a little penguin.
A. Match to make a sentence and write the correct number of the picture.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Wow, the fish are
my favorite lunch!
It’s too cold. Let’s
huddle together.
Waddle on your two
legs, my dear!
Why am I a little
penguin?
(
(
(
(
Let’s leap high!
Mommy is looking for us.
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2
1
4
) Penguins can hop about
onto the land.
) Penguins huddle in groups
on their stomachs.
) Penguins surf across the ice
to stay warm.
) Penguins leap out of the water
the length of their body.
How fast they are!
I want to surf after them.
B. Choose the correct answer to each question.
1. How do penguins steer when they are swimming?
a. They use their feet.
b. They use their legs.
c. They use their wings.
2. What do penguins do in the water to get onto the land?
a. They leap.
b. They surf.
c. They waddle.
b. their wings
c. their head
3. What helps penguins balance?
a. their feet
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Penguins
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Combined Writing
Brainstorm
Fill out the Venn diagram to show how penguins are similar to and how
they are different from flying birds.
penguins
can swim
cannot fly
wings like flippers
heavy and fat
flying birds
wings
feet
beak
feathers
can fly
big wings
Informative Writing
Think about why penguins cannot fly. Find some information about the
topic and write a paragraph.
Are penguins birds?
but they cannot
Why can’t penguins
Yes
fly
fly
,
.
?
They have wings, too. But they can't fly.
This is because they use their wings like flippers when they swim.
And they have heavy bones so they can’t fly.
But they can go deep into the water.
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