Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

Chapters 1-2

1. | Who is Seela?
2. | Why did Seela put her nose up to her mother's nose and breathe in?
3. | Why did Auntie join Seela and her mother?
4. | Why do walruses touch noses?
5. | Why was the polar bear going into the water?

Chapter 3-4

6. | Why did Nanu's mother take the chance of stealing the male polar bear's kill?
7. | Why didn't Nanu's brother respond to his mother or sister after the storm?
8. | What is one effect of the warm weather in the summer time?
9. | Why did Nanu's mother drive Nanu away before she was ready to go?
10. | Why did Nanu's brother stop walking?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

Chapters 5-6

11. | What told Nanu there was hope after she had been sleeping for over a day?
12. | Why doesn't the male polar bear know how to hunt a walrus?
13. | What happened when the fox tried to catch the baby bird?
14. | Why does the arctic fox on the ice sheet depend on the polar bear for survival?
15. | How do you know that something bad is going to happen after the walruses get to Rock Island?

Chapters 7-8

16. | Why didn't the male polar bear follow the walrus herd into the sea when they escaped his attack?
17. | Why doesn't Nanu eat any of the plants or berries on Rock Island?
18. | What happened when Nanu tried to attack the walrus herd?
19. | Who saved Seela?
20. | What made the walruses so exhausted?

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

Chapters 9-11

21. | What is special about Nanu's birthing experience?
22. | What do walruses and polar bear mating habits have in common?
23. | What ties all the animals of the arctic together?
24. | Why do Nanu and Seela return to Rock Island year after year?
25. | What happens in Nanu's and Seela's eighth year?

Review

26. | Who is Auntie?
|  | A female walrus that is in charge of the herd and all the babies
|  | A female walrus that helps Seela's mother take care of Seela
|  | A female walrus that lost her calf
|  | Seela's grandmother
27. | What is happening to the ice in the Arctic?
|  | The ice is too slushy for polar bears to walk on.
|  | There is less ice forming every year.
|  | There is no ice in the Arctic anymore
|  | The ice is too hard for the seals to make holes in.
28. | Where is the Arctic?
|  | Near the North Pole
|  | Near the South Pole
|  | Near the equator
|  | Near Australia
29. | What happened to Auntie?
|  | The male polar bear killed her.
|  | She fell into the ocean and drowned.
|  | She got stuck in the rocks on the island.
|  | Nanu killed her.

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

30. | Why is Seela different from Nanu when she is born?
|  | Seela has a twin brother.
|  | Seela can't see because she is blind.
|  | Seela lives in a den, and Nanu lives on an ice floe.
|  | Seela weighs eighty-five pounds and can see.
31. | How long did Nanu and her brother live in their den?
|  | One month
|  | Two months
|  | Six months
|  | Five months
32. | Why do the walruses need the ice floes to survive?
|  | They need the ice floes to float around the Arctic Ocean on.
|  | The ice floes are the walrus's natural environment.
|  | The ice floes give them protection from the ocean waters.
|  | They rest on the ice floes after hunting for food and to stay away from polar bears.
33. | Why are the animals of the Arctic having trouble surviving?
|  | Their prey have all gone inland or out to sea.
|  | Their prey is taking over their environments.
|  | The weather is so warm that their normal hunting procedures are affected.
|  | Their prey is all extinct, and there is nothing for them to eat.
34. | What did the walruses like to eat the best?
|  | Berries
|  | Murre bird eggs
|  | Fish
|  | Clams
35. | Why is Nanu so curious about the light at the top of her den?
|  | She was cold, and the light was warm.
|  | She had never seen light before.
|  | She wanted to see what is out in the world.
|  | She wanted to get her dinner.

Name _____________________________ |  |  | Date ___________________ Arctic Tale (Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140)

Write the letter for the word that best matches the definition.

| 1. | agile
| 2. | turns
| 3. | catch
| 4. | gathered
| 5. | follow
| 6. | stubborn
| 7. | hole, den
| 8. | float up and down
| 9. | baby bird
| 10. | focused
| 11. | from the mother
| 12. | dive
A. | burrow
B. | tenacious
C. | fledgling
D. | wheels
E. | trail
F. | bob
G. | trap
H. | intent
I. | nimble
J. | plunge
K. | maternal
L. | massed

Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

Chapters 1-2

1. | Who is Seela? a walrus pup
2. | Why did Seela put her nose up to her mother's nose and breathe in? She was inhaling her mother's scent to memorize it.
3. | Why did Auntie join Seela and her mother? She is a second mother for Seela to ensure her safety.
4. | Why do walruses touch noses? It is the way they identify each other and bond as a family unit.
5. | Why was the polar bear going into the water? He was going after Seela and her family because he was hungry.

Chapter 3-4

6. | Why did Nanu's mother take the chance of stealing the male polar bear's kill? She hadn't eaten in six months and was in danger of starving to death.
7. | Why didn't Nanu's brother respond to his mother or sister after the storm? He had died.
8. | What is one effect of the warm weather in the summer time? Algae blooms in the water bringing many other animals north to the Arctic to feed.
9. | Why did Nanu's mother drive Nanu away before she was ready to go? The hunting that spring was so bad that she knew she couldn't hunt for two any longer. Nanu needed to grow up and feed herself.
10. | Why did Nanu's brother stop walking? He was too tired from battling the storm and not having enough to eat over the last six months.

Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

Chapters 5-6

11. | What told Nanu there was hope after she had been sleeping for over a day? She saw sea gulls, which told her land was near.
12. | Why doesn't the male polar bear know how to hunt a walrus? All of his usual hunting techniques don't apply to the huge, dangerous walrus.
13. | What happened when the fox tried to catch the baby bird? The father bird pushed the baby bird out of its nest to save it.
14. | Why does the arctic fox on the ice sheet depend on the polar bear for survival? There are not animals for the fox to eat on the ice sheet.
15. | How do you know that something bad is going to happen after the walruses get to Rock Island? There is a hungry male polar bear on the other side of the island.

Chapters 7-8

16. | Why didn't the male polar bear follow the walrus herd into the sea when they escaped his attack? Walruses are even more dangerous in the water than they are on land.
17. | Why doesn't Nanu eat any of the plants or berries on Rock Island? Polar bears are carnivores.
18. | What happened when Nanu tried to attack the walrus herd? The walruses attacked and drove Nanu off.
19. | Who saved Seela? Auntie heard her cry and came back to attack the polar bear.
20. | What made the walruses so exhausted? They had traveled so far to get Rock Island and then been attacked by the male polar bear.

Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

Chapters 9-11

21. | What is special about Nanu's birthing experience? She had twin cubs.
22. | What do walruses and polar bear mating habits have in common? The males and females only stay together for a short time.
23. | What ties all the animals of the arctic together? the ice they live on
24. | Why do Nanu and Seela return to Rock Island year after year? The ice pack isn't large enough to support them.
25. | What happens in Nanu's and Seela's eighth year? They are old enough to find a mate.

Review

26. | Who is Auntie?
|  | A female walrus that is in charge of the herd and all the babies
|  | A female walrus that helps Seela's mother take care of Seela
|  | A female walrus that lost her calf
|  | Seela's grandmother
27. | What is happening to the ice in the Arctic?
|  | The ice is too slushy for polar bears to walk on.
|  | There is less ice forming every year.
|  | There is no ice in the Arctic anymore
|  | The ice is too hard for the seals to make holes in.
28. | Where is the Arctic?
|  | Near the North Pole
|  | Near the South Pole
|  | Near the equator
|  | Near Australia
29. | What happened to Auntie?
|  | The male polar bear killed her.
|  | She fell into the ocean and drowned.
|  | She got stuck in the rocks on the island.
|  | Nanu killed her.

Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

30. | Why is Seela different from Nanu when she is born?
|  | Seela has a twin brother.
|  | Seela can't see because she is blind.
|  | Seela lives in a den, and Nanu lives on an ice floe.
|  | Seela weighs eighty-five pounds and can see.
31. | How long did Nanu and her brother live in their den?
|  | One month
|  | Two months
|  | Six months
|  | Five months
32. | Why do the walruses need the ice floes to survive?
|  | They need the ice floes to float around the Arctic Ocean on.
|  | The ice floes are the walrus's natural environment.
|  | The ice floes give them protection from the ocean waters.
|  | They rest on the ice floes after hunting for food and to stay away from polar bears.
33. | Why are the animals of the Arctic having trouble surviving?
|  | Their prey have all gone inland or out to sea.
|  | Their prey is taking over their environments.
|  | The weather is so warm that their normal hunting procedures are affected.
|  | Their prey is all extinct, and there is nothing for them to eat.
34. | What did the walruses like to eat the best?
|  | Berries
|  | Murre bird eggs
|  | Fish
|  | Clams
35. | Why is Nanu so curious about the light at the top of her den?
|  | She was cold, and the light was warm.
|  | She had never seen light before.
|  | She wanted to see what is out in the world.
|  | She wanted to get her dinner.

Arctic Tale Key 1 - Answer ID # 0226140

I | 1. | agile
D | 2. | turns
G | 3. | catch
L | 4. | gathered
E | 5. | follow
B | 6. | stubborn
A | 7. | hole, den
F | 8. | float up and down
C | 9. | baby bird
H | 10. | focused
K | 11. | from the mother
J | 12. | dive
A. | burrow
B. | tenacious
C. | fledgling
D. | wheels
E. | trail
F. | bob
G. | trap
H. | intent
I. | nimble
J. | plunge
K. | maternal
L. | massed