Read and Understand

READ AND UNDERSTAND

A. Choose the correct answers. You may choose more than one answer if needed.

1. The ___________________ is a biological relative of tortoises.

a. sea turtle

b. fish

c. reptile

Answer: sea turtle

2. In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ___________________.

a. tortoises

b. sea turtles

c. dolphin

Answer: sea turtles

3. Sea turtles come to the shore to___________________.

a. visit their birth place

b. lay eggs

c. go back to sea

Answer: lay eggs

4. It is a problem for sea turtles to come ashore because ___________________.

a. they find it difficult to walk on sand

b. they don’t know their way to the shore

c. animals and people hunt them

Answer: they find it difficult to walk on sand

5. A turtle’s flippers help it to ___________________.

a. swim

b. dig a nest

c. climb

Answer: swim

6. A sea turtle camouflages its nest by tossing sand on it to ___________________.

a. hide its eggs from predators

b. incubate eggs in the warmth of the sun

c. keep the hatchlings safe

Answer: incubate eggs in the warmth of the sun