🐢 Sea Turtles – Worksheet

 🐢 Sea Turtles – Worksheet

A. Choose the Correct Answer

You may choose more than one answer if needed.

1. The ___________________ is a biological relative of tortoises.
☐ a. Sea turtle
☐ b. Fish
☐ c. Reptile

2. In India's coastal waters we can see a species of ___________________.
☐ a. Tortoises
☐ b. Sea turtles
☐ c. Dolphin

3. Sea turtles come to the shore to ___________________.
☐ a. Visit their birthplace
☐ b. Lay eggs
☐ c. Go back to sea

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

5. A turtle's flippers help it to ___________________.
☐ a. Swim
☐ b. Dig a nest
☐ c. Climb

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

C. Fill in the Blanks

Choose the correct word from the brackets.

1. Tiny hatchlings fall __________ (pray / prey) to many predators.

2. Sea turtles live their __________ (hole / whole) life in the sea.

3. The turtles come ashore only during the __________ (night / knight).

4. The predators follow the __________ (sent / scent) of the turtles to eat their eggs.

5. The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the __________ (see / sea).

I. Match the Following

Column A		Column B
1. Sea turtles	☐	a. threaten the survival of sea turtles.
2. Hatchlings	☐	b. uses its front flippers to swim.
3. A turtle	☐	c. come ashore to lay eggs.
4. Many factors	☐	d. cut open the leathery egg shell.