Turtle Turtle

What is the Genre of the Story?

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Fantasy

• Biography

In what state does the turtle begin her story?

• North Carolina

• New York

• Florida

• South Carolina

When there is danger in the story what words always appear?

• Turtle, Turtle, Be Careful!

• Turtle, Turtle, Swim Away!

• Turtle, Turtle, Stay Safe!

• Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

What did the young people do to protect the buried eggs in the story?

• They wave a flashlight.

• They put wire mesh around the nest.

• They put up a painted sign.

• They switch off the bright light.

For months, where does the turtle drift and dine on tiny plants and animals?

• In patches of seaweed.

• On the beach.

• The coral reef.

• In the shrimper's net.

How does the turtle escape being trapped in the Shrimper's net?

• Young hands pull her out.

• The shark tears the net.

• She doesn't escape.

• An escape hatch

Where does the turtle go to lay her eggs?

• The beach where she was born

• The ocean.

• The coral reef.

The turtle stays small throughout the whole story.

• True

• False

Look on page 171. During what month does the turtle peek out the sand?

• December

• August

• May

• June

How does the baby turtle rip open her leathery eggshell?

• Young hands help.

• Mama turtle helps.

• A bird pecks the shell.

• With a special tooth.