Song for a Whale- Vocabulary Instruction

Question 1

Common

Answer 1

belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question

Question 2

Scattered

Answer 2

distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals

Question 3

Dunes

Answer 3

a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.

Question 4

Subject

Answer 4

that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc

Question 5

Beached

Answer 5

to haul or run onto a beach

Question 6

Shallow waters

Answer 6

of little depth; not deep

Question 7

The Gulf

Answer 7

A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodies of saltwater that are enclosed by the coastline

Question 8

Inlet

Answer 8

an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.

Question 9

Flipper

Answer 9

abroad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.

Question 10

Sei whales

Answer 10

a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.

Question 11

Rorqual

Answer 11

any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera.