Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

Where does the mother turtle lay her eggs?

• At a swamp in Louisiana.

• At a pet store in Bakersfield.

• On the bank of the Kern River.

• On a beach in Florida.

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What kind of animal wants to eat the turtle eggs on the beach?

• A raccoon.

• A shark.

• A dog.

• Another turtle.

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How long does it take for the baby turtles to hatch?

• 2 weeks

• 1 year

• 2 months

• 6 months

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Where do the baby turtles crawl to once hatched?

• They find their mother.

• They crawl to the house.

• They crawl to the ocean.

• They don't crawl. They stay on the beach.

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What does turtle eat as she is growing?

• Tiny plants, animals, and jellyfish.

• Other turtles.

• Sharks.

• She drinks milk because she is a baby.

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The story tells us that sharks 'pursue turtle' as she is swimming, so she swims faster and faster. What does the word pursue mean?

• Chase after

• Talk to

• Slowly follow

• Ignore

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Turtle becomes trapped in a net. What happens?

• Turtle chews her way out.

• She escapes because the sharks chew a hole in the net.

• The fisherman sewed a 'hatch' to allow animals such as turtles, a way to escape.

• She stays trapped and drowns.

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Turtle ends up back on the beach from which she hatched. Why does she go back?

• She wants to see her brothers and sisters.

• She wants to lay her own eggs.

• She sees the light from the house again.

• She just ends up there.

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