Question

Penguins are unique (special or different) animals. There are 17 species of penguins. They are aquatic (related to water), flightless birds living throughout the world although most of them are found in the Southern hemisphere and especially in Antarctica. Most penguins can be found in these countries: New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina, and South Africa. Penguins spend about half their time in water and the other half on land.
They do not have wings like other birds. Penguins have flippers that they use to swim. Their black and white color serves as camouflage (hide or disguise themselves/merge with nature) as they swim under water. The white reflects and the black cannot be seen by predators. Emperor Penguins are the tallest species,standing nearly 4 feet tall. The smallest is the Little Blue Penguin, which is only about 16 inches.
Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life that they catch while swimming underwater.

Penguin parents care for their young for several months until the chicks are strong enough to hunt for food on their own. These creatures are unique and fun to observe and learn about.

Questions:

What is the genre of this article? How do you know?

What does the word flightless in paragraph #1 mean?

What is the main idea of this article?

What is the author’s purpose for this article?

What is the author’s tone in this article?

List three facts about penguins.

What makes the penguin unique from other animals?

Answer 1

The genre of this article is informative because it's informing you about penguins.

Flightless means without flight, kind of self explanatory.

The main idea of this article is that penguins are unique creatures to observe and learn about.

The author's purpose for this article is to tell us about penguins and how they are unique.

The author's tone is positive.

1. there are 17 species of penguins.

2. they have unique wings, not like any other birds.

3. their skin is for camouflauge against predators.

Penguins are unique from other animals because they have unique wings that no other birds have.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Questions

1. It's a narrative
2. Flightless means that something cannot fly such as penguins cannot fly that's why they are called flightless birds

3 facts about penguins

1. they don't have wings
2. They are white and black coloured
3. They swim under water

what makes them unique

1. although they are flightless they are very fast swimmers due to their streamline bodies and flippers
2. They are aquatic birds

Main idea in the article

1. Penguins and their adaptations