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Turtles In My Sandbox - Reading Comprehension Quiz

	1. What type of turtle is Mama Turtle? A diamondback terrapin A loggerhead turtle Desert tortoise

	2. With what did Mama Turtle cover her 10 eggs? Her body Grass Sand

	3. Where did Maggie discover the turtle eggs? The beach The dunes The sandbox

	4. Why do people put up rocks or bulkheads? To hurt the animals So beaches won't get washed away To keep people off the beaches

	5. What was the wire nest used for? To protect the eggs from wild animals To keep the eggs from washing away To break the eggs open

	6. What body parts did the baby turtles use to break out of their shells? Feet Egg teeth Both of these answers are correct

	7. What is the name of the soft, top shell of a turtle? Scutes Carapace Plastron

	8. What did Maggie place in the tanks to make the turtles' temporary tank feel like the bay? Logs and stones Water Both of the above

	9. Which turtle nearly jumped out of the water every time Maggie came by? Freckles Junior Popper

	10. How old were the turtles when Maggie released them? Two weeks old 9 months old 1 year old

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