4th Grade Reading Comprehension

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The Turtle Burger

based on a true story from August 2013

Leo had a pet turtle named Pokey. When Leo went to visit his friends and relatives, he often took Pokey along.

Leo's mother lived in a city far away. He had to drive for 3 days to get there. When Leo heard that his mother was very sick, he wanted to get there as quickly as possible. That meant going by airplane.

Traveling by air was a big problem for Leo. Pet turtles were not allowed. Leo thought and thought and finally came up with a crazy plan. Even though it was against the law, he was going to disguise Pokey, hide him in his bag, and hope for the best.

When Leo's bag went through the airport x-ray machine, the officer noticed strange corners on what looked like a wrapped sandwich. When asked about it, Leo said, "It's just a hamburger."

The officer opened Leo's bag and saw the turtle's head sticking out of a brown wrapper. Leo was caught. The staff at the airport laughed so hard at the turtle disguised as a hamburger complete with cheese, tomato and lettuce, they only gave Leo a warning. Leo was able to call someone to pick up Pokey and look after him for a few days.

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What is the pet turtle's name?
Burger
Leo
Pokey
Pokey Where did Leo's mother live?
in a city far from Leo
around the corner
near the airport
in a city far from Leo It is against the law to take a pet turtle on an airplane.
True
False
It doesn't say.
True How did Leo try to get the turtle on the plane?
He hid the turtle in his pocket.
He disguised it as a hamburger and put it in his bag.
He put the turtle on his head under a hat.
He disguised it as a hamburger and put it in his bag. What happened to Pokey after he was discovered in his disguise?
Someone ate him.
Someone came to pick him up.
Leo took him on the plane.
Someone came to pick him up. What did the officer see in the x-ray machine?
a turtle's head
The corners of a sandwich looked odd.
The sandwich was moving.
The corners of a sandwich looked odd. Why did Leo just get a warning?
What he did was not against the law.
Leo had a friendly smile.
The staff thought the turtle burger was so funny that they were easy on him.
The staff thought the turtle burger was so funny that they were easy on him.

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