Question

Each year, between May and September, more than a thousand leatherback turtles make the arduous journey across the Pacific to lay their eggs along the stretch of beach near Kuala Trengganu at the Malaysia. Throngs of tourists make a pilgrimage there to witness this awesome ritual.

In the murkiness of midnight, people huddle together on the coold sand. They speak in whispers. Suddenly, their guide raises a hand and everyone understands the cue. In total silence, they wait and when he points in a direction, their gazes follow. About a hundred metres away from the congregation, in the dim light of half moon, a massive form emerges from the water and lurches across the sand. With monumental effort, the creature heaves itself up towards the dunes, halthing now and then in exhaustion. Then, twenty metres away from them, the plodding thumps cease.

The creature is a giant leatherback turtle, drawn by some strange instinct to deposit her eggs along this particular stretch of beach. She emerges from the sea, nervous and excitable. She is now wholly engrossed in the preparation. She sweeps the sand with her powerful front flippers. Then she positions her tail over the narrow crevice and begins to lay her eggs. People touch the smooth black skin and children pose for pictures on her back. Oblivious to all these, the creature continues depositing her eggs while her eyes stream with tears. The leatherback is becoming an endangered species.

Sea creatures pose danger to the population. Some of the hatchlings fall prey to them but humans are deadlier. With them, the eggs do not even get to become hatchlings. It is not unheard of to have an entire nest wiped out of its eggs. At Pantai Penyu (Turtle Beach) the Malaysian government maintains a hatchery to protect them. A quota system limits the number of eggs which local residents may collect. The rest are guarded at the hatchery until they become hatchlings and are ready to return to where they belong. The giant leatherback is still dropping eggs into the hole.

Two employees of the hatchery now join the circle of tourists. When the great creature has deposited the last of her ninety-odd eggs, she lunges aside, covering the hole with a few scoops of sand. Then she turns towards the water and labours once again across the sand in agonizing thrists. The crowd trails her to ther surf while the two men start work. Then, the leatherback, regaining her grace, disappears into the water


1. Who are the people who “huddle” (line 5) together? *

people huddle together on the coold sand
2. In the sentence “Suddenly, their guide raises a hand and everyone understands the cue” (line 6 – 7), what do they understand? *


In total silence, they wait and when he points in a direction, their gazes follow.
3. What does the phrase “with monumental effort” (line 11) tell you about the way the turtle moves along the sand. *

4. Does the author know why the turtles choose to lay their eggs along the beach at Kuala Trengganu? Which phrase tells you that? *

5. Who does the word “them” in line 23 refer to? *
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Answer 1

Answer:

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