87. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
a. to compare the father penguin to the mother penguin
b. to describe how the mother penguin finds food for her baby
c. to show where penguins go to find food
d. to explain why mother penguins must find food
88. How many kilometers does the mother penguin travel to the ocean?
a. 30
b. 60
c. 78
d. 80
DIRECTIONS: Look at the sentences from the passage, "Emperor Penguins." Select the correct paraphrase of each sentence from the passage.
89. "Individual birds take turns to move from the outside of the circle, where their backs face the cold
wind, to the inside where it's warm."
a. The penguins each take turns moving from the outside of the circle to the inside so that everyone keeps warm.
b. The wind is very cold, so some of the birds in the circle keep their backs to the wind, but some of the birds face it.
90. "Until the baby penguins are old enough to catch fish, it is necessary for the parents to feed them."
a. Parents don't have to feed baby penguins because the babies can catch fish by themselves.
b. Baby penguins are not able to catch fish on their own, so their parents have to feed them.
91. "She [the mother penguin] may have to travel almost 80 kilometers to reach the open ocean."
a. The mother penguin travels 80 kilometers to get to the ocean and back to her baby.
b. The mother penguin has to travel a long way to get to the ocean.
92. "Many penguin couples form long-term relationships while they raise their babies."
a. Lots of mother and father penguins stay together for a long time to take care of their babies.
b. It takes a very long time for mother and father penguins to help their babies grow up.