NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.TheMAINreasontheauthorwrote“LifeUnderIce”wastogiveexamplesofequipmentneededonawildernessexpedition.demonstratewhydivingincoldtemperaturesisdangerous.offeraglimpseofresearchdoneinextremeconditions.describetheappearanceofanunusualmarineanimal.2.InAntarctica,howistheoceaninOctoberDIFFERENTfromtheoceaninJanuary?Thereisnosurfaceice.Therearefewerphytoplankton.Thewatercontainslesssalt.Waterfreezesathighertemperatures.3.TheauthorcomparesBill’sdiveto“AliceinWonderlandfallingdowntherabbit’shole”inordertoshowthathisfacewillbegintogonumbimmediately.hewillseestrangeandunusualplantsandanimals.hewilldivedownaWeddellseal’sbreathinghole.itwillbedifficultforhimtoreturntothesurface.4.WhydoestheauthorcomparethesurfaceofAntarcticatoadesert?becausebotharecoveredwithsandbecausebothappearvastandbarrenbecausebothhavehottemperaturesbecausebothhavevariedtypesofsoil5.AntarcticainthewintercanBESTbedescribedasovergrown.severe.tropical.welcoming.WeeklyLessonTestLesson11©Harcourt•Grade697SelectionComprehension“LifeUnderIce”NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.Howdoyouknow“LifeUnderIce”isexpositorynonfiction?Thetextfeaturesphotographsandcaptions.Theplothasabeginning,amiddle,andanending.Characters’actionsandfeelingsareshownthroughdialogue.Itisahumorousstoryaboutimpossibleorexaggeratedhappenings.7.TheauthorcomparesaWeddellsealtoapuppybecausethesealissmartandhelpful.loyalandobedient.eagerandcurious.cuteandcuddly.8.WhichsentenceisanOPINIONfrom“LifeUnderIce”?Theycanholdtheirbreathforoveranhour!Scientistslovetofindtheanswertoamystery!Thisisopodhadtobefiveincheslong!Onestarfishwasknowntohavelivedthirty-nineyears!READTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.WhyisAntarcticaagoodplaceforsomeanimalstolivebutadifficultplaceforpeopletolive?Usedetailsfrom“LifeUnderIce”tosupportyouranswer.WeeklyLessonTestLesson11©Harcourt•Grade698SelectionComprehension“LifeUnderIce”NameFocusSkill:FigurativeLanguageReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.Th...
