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