Turtle Bay Comprehension
  • 1. My dog is __________ to come to me when I call her.
A) trained
B) litter
C) patiently
D) message
  • 2. We learned so much from the old man because he was so ___________.
A) message
B) wise
C) litter
D) patiently
  • 3. I left a ____________ with Jack's mom to have him call me when he gets home.
A) wise
B) trained
C) message
D) patiently
  • 4. Ron waited __________ for his friends to arrive.
A) patiently
B) eager
C) wise
D) litter
  • 5. We cleaned up the _____________ that people had left on the beach.
A) patiently
B) message
C) litter
D) eager
  • 6. All the students paid attention to the teacher, showing that they were __________ to learn.
A) litter
B) message
C) eager
D) patiently
  • 7. This selection mostly takes place in _______.
A) fantasy land
B) the future
C) the present
D) the past
  • 8. Jiro-San's secrets are most likely about ______.
A) old age
B) his school
C) nature
D) his family
  • 9. Why does Taro like Jiro-San?
A) Jiro-San makes him laugh.
B) He likes riding in Jiro-San's boat.
C) He learns things from Jiro-San
D) Jiro-San lets him sweep the beach
  • 10. In this story, a calf is a _______.
A) little swordfish
B) small dolphin
C) young turtle
D) baby whale
  • 11. Jiro-San called the turtles his "old friends" because _______
A) the turtles look old, with wrinkled faces and legs
B) the turtles are friendly and playful
C) he has been watching the turtles lay eggs for many years
D) some of the turtles have been his pets for many years
  • 12. Which of the following best shows that Jiro-San is patient?
A) He rows to a secret cove to look for the turtles.
B) He sweeps the beach.
C) He says that all the fish are his friends.
D) He waits on the beach for the turtles for four nights
  • 13. Where does a turtle put her eggs?
A) She lays them under rocks.
B) She digs a hole on a sandy beach for them.
C) She finds a hole on a beach for them.
D) She lays them on top of the sand on a beach.
  • 14. Jiro-San sweeps the beach because he wants to _______.
A) make it clean and safe for the turtles
B) make holes for the turtles
C) collect rocks and shells
D) make hills of sand
  • 15. When Jiro-San's old friends arrive at the beach, what happens first?
A) All the turtles stay in the water until the people leave.
B) All the turtles lay eggs on the beach.
C) One turtle makes sure the beach is safe.
D) Some of the turtles dig holes.
  • 16. The author wrote this story to _______.
A) tell what Turtle Bay is like
B) tell what it's like to live by the sea.
C) give information about turtles
D) explain how to clean u pa beach.
  • 17. Which word best tells about Taro?
A) weird
B) curios
C) shy
D) clever
  • 18. According to Jiro-San, one turtle comes to the beaches and lays her eggs because ________.
A) she swims faster than the other turtles
B) the children are making too much noise.
C) Jiro-San has not finished picking up the litter
D) she wants to be sure the beach is safe for the others
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