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'Night of the Pufflings' Jeopardy Game Answer Key

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Vocabulary
#1 This word tells where puffins make their nests. burrows
#2 This word describes where a sea turtle might go to get out of the water. ashore
#3 This word names the way the children sent the pufflings up into the air. launching
#4 This word means having no people living there. uninhabited
#5 This word describes how people act without thinking. instinctively
All About the Story
#1 The story take place in what country? Iceland
#2 Who is the main character? Halla
#3 What type of story is this, fiction or nonfiction? nonfiction
#4 What month of the year does the story take place? April
#5 What is the name of the island where the story takes place? Heimaey Island
Puffins, Puffins, Everywhere
#1 What kind of bird is Halla looking for in early April? puffin
#2 What is the nickname of the bird in the story? clowns of the sea
#3 Give 2 reasons why puffins come to the island. to lay eggs, to raise their babies, and it's spring and time to come to shore
#4 What 2 things do growing puffin chicks do? hide (or stay in burrows), they peep for their food, and they eat about 10 times a day
#5 Give 2 reasons why some of the pufflings end up stranded in the village. They get confused by the city lights, many of them crash land in the city, and they are stuck because they can't take off from flat ground
Help! Call 911
#1 What do you call a baby puffin? a puffling
#2 Why do the children wander through the streets at night? They want to rescue the stranded pufflings.
#3 What 2 things do the children gather in order to be ready for the nights of the pufflings? flashlights and cardboard boxes
#4 Where do the children take the cardboard boxes with the rescued pufflings the next day? They take them to the beach to release the pufflings.
#5 When do the pufflings leave their burrows for their first flight? at night
Fact and Opinion
#1 A puffin's chick will grow into a young puffling. Fact
#2 A puffin's chick is cute and fluffy. Opinion
#3 Halla and her friends can't see the chicks, but they can hear them calling out for food. Fact
#4 Puffins seem to enjoy riding the ocean waves. Opinion
#5 Puffins are the prettiest birds in Iceland. Opinion
Final Question
This word describes how Halla held the puffling in her arms. nestles