Comprehension Exercise

Answer the following questions.

6. What is the Professor Mirajs occupation?
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7. Why does Kayan follow his father to C-Shell?
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8. When does Kayan realize that he and his father are in danger?
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9. What does the Professor doing in C-Shell?

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10. What is the message in this story?
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11. What is Seabug?
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12. How old is Kayan?
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13. Why doesnt the Professor send Kayan home?
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14. Based on the information given in the book review of Seashell, predict what will happen to Kayan and his
father at the end of the novel. Use the word will or is going to.
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Choose the best meaning for each word using contextual clues.
15. Another word for under is ______________________________________.
16. A person who hides abroad a vehicle is called a ______________________________________.
17. To ______________________________________ us to move around without any specific purpose.
18. The word serious can be replaced by the word ______________________________________.
19. To be ______________________________________ is to have a strong feeling that you want to do
something.