Question

Inferencing/ Drawing Conclusions

Most species of life produce more offspring than can live. If many of the
young do not die, there may not be enough resources. They may not have
enough food, water, or a large enough habitat. For example, a turtle may lay
over 90 eggs in a season. If all the young turtles survive, there will be far
more turtles in the sea. The number of species that overproduce are kept
under control by predators. Most young sea turtles that hatch will not survive
their first trip into the sea. After hatching, they are eaten by seabirds when
crawling across the sand toward the ocean. Once in the surf, they are often
eaten by large fish. If sea turtles do not overproduce, they will probably become extinct.

1. What predators eat young sea turtles?
a. birds and large fish
b. large turtles and fish
c. wild dogs and sea turtles
d. fish and other young turtles

2. According to the last paragraph, what will happen to sea turtles if they do not overproduce?
a. They will be eaten by seabirds.
b. They will probably become extinct.
c. They will be eaten by large fish.
d. They will be eaten by other turtles.

3. If the young turtles all survived, what could you infer would happen to them?

a. They would be excited to be with their brothers and sisters.
b. They would have to compete for food and shelter.
c. They would start ganging up on sharks.
d. People would start having more turtles as pets.

The Jones Family was at the beach. The two sisters had promised their parents that they would not get out of sight
when they were playing in the water. After an hour of fun the girls looked up and saw that they were far away from the
beach. They also saw their mom and dad coming toward them with angry looks on their faces.
4. What can you infer happened next?
a. all of them will play in the sand and the waves
b. the girls will be in trouble for going too far
c. the family will go to lunch
d. the girls will swim away quickly


5. What can you infer that their parents were angry about?
a. They didn’t want the girls to have too much fun.
b. They were worried the girls went back to the hotel.
c. They didn’t like that the girls didn’t want to play with them.
d. They were worried that the girls had been injured or lost in the water.

Sally’s Flower Garden
Sally loved flowers. She often checked out books from the school library on various types of flowers. In the spring, she
planted a beautiful flower garden. One of the main ingredients to keep her flowers healthy was plenty of water. She
would check the soil each afternoon and water when needed. Sally’s friend Betsy asked her to go on a weekend trip
with her family. Sally was so excited she immediately said yes. When Sally got home her beautiful garden looked sad.
The flowers were wilted and some were beginning to die. Sally was very unhappy.
6. What happened to the flowers?
a. Sally left for the weekend.
b. The flowers missed Sally.
c. The flowers were sad.
d. The flowers had not been watered.

7. What book would Sally check out from the library?
a. Planting Roses
b. Growing Tomatoes
c. Jumping Rope
d. Skipping Rocks

Answer 1

1: A.

2: B.

3: B.

4: B.

5: D.

6: D.

7: A.

Step-by-step explanation:

1: "After hatching, they are eaten by seabirds when

crawling across the sand toward the ocean. "

2: "If sea turtles do not overproduce, they will probably become extinct."

3: "If many of the young do not die, there may not be enough resources. They may not have enough food, water, or a large enough habitat."

4: "They also saw their mom and dad coming toward them with angry looks on their faces."

5: Well most parents have this concern and its the most reasonable answer.

6: When you don't water your plants for a while they die. And Sally went on a trip so she was not there to water them.

7: "She often checked out books from the school library on various types of flowers."