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Blueback Chapter 13 Worksheet
Read the original practice passage below, then answer the questions using evidence from the text. This passage is a standalone activity about ocean care; it is not an extract from Blueback.
At dawn, the water in Wattle Bay was so clear that Eli could see ribbons of kelp swaying beneath his dinghy. A blue groper moved slowly between the rocks. Eli had watched it for years, but he never tried to touch or feed it. He liked knowing that the fish could go about its life undisturbed.
That morning, a notice had been nailed to the jetty. A company planned to build a larger landing for tour boats. The notice promised more visitors and new jobs, but it also showed dredging work close to the kelp beds. Eli's aunt Mara, who ran the small local ferry, read it twice.
“More visitors might help local businesses,” she said. “But we need to know what the work could do to the bay.”
Eli wanted to complain straight away. Mara suggested a better first step: gather information. They spoke with a ranger, who explained that dredging can stir up sediment. If too much mud clouds the water, sunlight may not reach the kelp. The ranger also said the company had not yet finished its environmental study.
At the community meeting, Eli listened before speaking. He described the clear water and the groper he had seen near the proposed work area. Other people raised questions about boat noise, safe swimming and jobs. Mara asked the company to publish what its environmental study found and consider moving the landing away from the kelp beds.
No decision was made that night. On the walk home, Eli felt less angry and more determined. Protecting the bay, he realised, did not mean refusing every change. It meant asking careful questions and making sure the people who depended on the bay had a say.
Check your understanding
Answer each question from the passage. For written responses, include a detail that supports your thinking.
1.What change was the company planning at Wattle Bay?
2.Why did Eli avoid touching or feeding the blue groper?
- He was afraid it might bite him.
- He wanted the fish to live undisturbed.
- His aunt had told him not to go near it.
- The ranger had asked him to catch it.
3.What possible effect of dredging did the ranger explain?
4.True or false? The company had already finished its environmental study.
TrueFalse
5.Complete the sentence with one word: Mara wanted the company to publish what its environmental study had found—the study's .
6.Give one reason some people might support the new landing and one concern people raised about it.
7.How does Eli's attitude change by the end of the passage? Use a detail from the text.
8.What does Mara's advice to gather information before complaining suggest about her character?
9.Which detail best shows that Eli takes part in the community discussion constructively?
- He complains as soon as he sees the notice.
- He listens before speaking and describes what he has observed.
- He leaves the meeting before anyone can respond.
- He tells the company to cancel every plan.
10.Predict one sensible next step for Eli or the community. Support your prediction with a clue from the passage.
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