Sea Turtles Find Their Beach

Where are sea turtles born?

• They hatch from eggs on a beach.

• They are born in the ocean.

• They hatch from eggs underwater.

• They are born in people’s homes.

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What does the author list and describe in the section “All Kinds of Sea Turtles?”

• different places that sea turtles live and their advantages

• different laws passed to protect sea turtles and their goals

• different types of sea turtles and their diets

• different scientists and their research focuses

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3. Read these sentences from the text.

“Scientists and conservationists are trying to save sea turtles, which are endangered, but they still have a lot of questions about them. For example, scientists are still trying to understand how adult turtles return to the beach where they hatched to lay eggs.”

What can you conclude based on this information?

• Scientists are trying to learn more about sea turtles so that they can help save them from extinction.

• Scientists try to make money off of sea turtles by making movies about their lives and habitats.

• Most sea turtles are already extinct, but there are some sea turtles that could still be saved by scientists.

• Sea turtles return to the beach where they hatched to lay their eggs by following maps on the backs of their shells.

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What is one solution that many people are working on together to save the sea turtles?

• Governments both in the U.S. and internationally are working together to pass global sea turtle protection orders.

• Homeowners are resisting sea turtle protection plans, but communities and organizations are trying hard to convince them.

• Athletes like swimmers and water polo players are organizing big swimming competitions to raise money for sea turtle protection.

• Homeowners, communities, and organizations are working together to install turtle-friendly lighting so baby sea turtles can find their way to the ocean.

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What is the main idea of this text?

• Leatherback sea turtles usually weigh 1,500 pounds and are about 6 feet long, which is as large as a fully grown cow.

• At the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge website, you can track sea turtles by following their tagged loggerhead turtles.

• There are five types of sea turtles near the U.S., and scientists, communities, and organizations are working together to save them from extinction.

• Scientists who study sea turtles want to figure out how the sea turtles know to return to the same beach where they were born.

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Which type of turtle is the passage about?

• box

• sea

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Which type of turtle is pictured?

• leatherback

• loggerhead

• hawksbill

• green