Saving the Sea Turtles Quiz

Why do sea turtles need saving?

• People take them from the beach at night.

• Sea turtles have a hard time digging holes.

• People like to put their eggs in yellow plastic.

• Poachers try to steal eggs and sell them for profit.

What is the meaning of rested as it is used in the sentence from paragraph 1?

• built

• grown

• settled

• slept

What is the meaning of poachers as it is used in paragraph 2?

• people who explore

• people who help

• people who destroy

• people who take

Part B: Which quotation from the passage helps the reader determine the meaning of poachers?

• “...steal the eggs and sell them for profit.” (paragraph 2)

• “...works to save the sea turtles from extinction.” (paragraph 3)

• “...helping him save the turtles.” (paragraph 3)

• “...on the sand, I caught every egg.” (paragraph 7)

Why is there a footnote included in the passage?

• to help the reader understand the topic of the paragraph

• to help the reader understand the author’s point of view

• to help the reader understand the location of a word

• to help the reader understand the meaning of a word