The Sea Turtle

What is the main idea

• Sea turtles have fascinating life habit

• Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs

• Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways

The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about

• turtle's lives

• oceans

• time

• the size of turtles' eggs

Turtles bury their eggs

• to keep them cool

• to protect them from danger

• because of deep instincts

• to protect them from the weather

We can conclude from this passage that

• many turtles die while swimming to shore

• female turtles protect their babies

• once turtles land, they never return to the sea

• the job of laying eggs takes tremendous strength

The writer compares turtles to mountain climbers

• because they lay their eggs in mountain areas

• to give you a picture of how hard they work

• to tell you that they like to climb

• to tell you that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles

In this passage, the word attain means

• see

• push

• bury

• reach

How many eggs can a large sea turtle lay at a time

• 50

• 150

• 12

• 100

Where do sea turtles lay their eggs

• at the closest beach

• where they were born

• in the water