Starter Level Worksheet Answer Key
Blue Fins
Sarah Axten
A Before Reading
1 a) NO
b) NO
c) YES
B While Reading
2 Rick s surfboard is red and white. Rick has black hair. Rick is wearing yellow shorts. Jen has fair/blonde
hair. Jen is wearing a red swimming costume. Jen has a yellow mask and snorkel. Jen has blue rubber
fins.
3 Four of these alternatives: She/Jen (can) see(s) fish and plants/ blue, yellow, green, red white fish/ a
sea-urchin/ tall plants.
4 2 Jen sees a dolphin.
3 The dolphin is in a net.
4 The dolphin cannot swim up to get air.
5 The dolphin moves its fins slowly.
6 Jen pulls the net from the dolphin.
7 The dolphin is out of the net.
8 The dolphin swims away.
C After Reading
5 DOWN ACROSS
1 weekend 9 beautiful 2 swim 7 dangerous
2 shark 10 dolphin 3 beach 12 warm
6 air 11 plants 4 rocks 13 snorkel
8 net 14 hot 5 water
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