What animal is this?

Give one word to describe this animal?

 Vocabulary Words
Orphan- a young animal that has lost its mother

Cold blooded- animals that cannot regulate their

internal temperature with the change in
the environment
A Home on Its Back
 What animal carries its home on its back?
It is a turtle. It has a green or brown shell which is its home. Its head has
a yellowish stripes or spots. It can pull its legs, tail and head in, out and
under the shell.
A turtle is a reptile so it is cold-blooded. On cold days, it buries itself in
the mud and sleeps there until the days are warm again. The turtle does not
eat during the cold days. It lives on the fat stored in its body.
A turtle hatches from an egg. It is an orphan at birth. A mother leaves the
eggs in the mud or on the sand after laying them. The warm sun hatches
the eggs.
As soon as it is hatched, a baby turtle takes care of itself. It heads for the
water and eat insects, worms and tadpoles .Soon it will be grown-up turtle.
 Direction: Read and understand each questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

1. What is the story about?

a. turtles b. home of turtles c. what turtles eat
2. What is a turtle’s home?
a. box b. shell c. rock
3. What kind of animal is a turtle?
a. fish b. reptile c. mammal
4. What does a turtle do during cold days?
a. it dies b. it hides c. It buries itself in the mud
5. Why doesn’t a turtle eat during cold days?
a. It is lazy to eat. b. It lives on fats stored in its body. c. It has nothing to it.
6. Where do turtles come from?
a. from the sea b. from eggs c. from ponds

7. Why are turtles orphans at birth?

a. Their parents are dead.
b. Their mothers leave them after laying them.
c. Their parents do not like them.

8.How are the turtle’s eggs hatched?

a. by their mother b. by the heat of the sun c. by other turtles

9. Who takes care of the baby turtle?

a. the baby turtle itsef b. another turtle’s mother c. the turtle’s own mother