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Questions and Answers
What is causing Molly's home to become uninhabitable?
What is causing Molly's home to become uninhabitable?
- Overpopulation of marine animals
- Pollution from plastic waste (correct)
- A change in ocean currents
- Natural disasters
Ellie believes that humans are not responsible for the ocean's pollution.
Ellie believes that humans are not responsible for the ocean's pollution.
False (B)
What did Tommy use to make a bandage for Molly's flipper?
What did Tommy use to make a bandage for Molly's flipper?
seaweed
Molly felt a sharp pain in her left ______ when a piece of plastic wedged in it.
Molly felt a sharp pain in her left ______ when a piece of plastic wedged in it.
Match each character to their description:
Match each character to their description:
What did Ellie and Molly promise to do at the end of the story?
What did Ellie and Molly promise to do at the end of the story?
Tommy found his parents at the end of the story.
Tommy found his parents at the end of the story.
What natural feature did Ellie spot that gave them a place to stay?
What natural feature did Ellie spot that gave them a place to stay?
The ocean was slowly turning into a massive wet ______.
The ocean was slowly turning into a massive wet ______.
How was the piece of plastic removed from Molly's flipper?
How was the piece of plastic removed from Molly's flipper?
The coral in the ocean turned black due to pollution.
The coral in the ocean turned black due to pollution.
What color is Ellie the eel?
What color is Ellie the eel?
What did the ocean used to be able to offer, that Molly explains is no longer available?
What did the ocean used to be able to offer, that Molly explains is no longer available?
Tommy lost his parents when he was swept away by a strong ______.
Tommy lost his parents when he was swept away by a strong ______.
Molly was not hurt by the pollution in the ocean.
Molly was not hurt by the pollution in the ocean.
What did Ellie grab and stick in the seaweed?
What did Ellie grab and stick in the seaweed?
What did Ellie exclaim when she could not keep gliding through the ocean?
What did Ellie exclaim when she could not keep gliding through the ocean?
Because the ocean pollution was having an instant ______, some of the humans tried to end it.
Because the ocean pollution was having an instant ______, some of the humans tried to end it.
Molly was excited for the new cave that Ellie found, as she was sure her parents lived there.
Molly was excited for the new cave that Ellie found, as she was sure her parents lived there.
Why was the ocean turning foggy?
Why was the ocean turning foggy?
Flashcards
What is an eel?
What is an eel?
A long, slender, snake-like fish. Ellie is an olive-green eel and Molly's companion.
Who is Molly?
Who is Molly?
The main character, a turtle, navigating a polluted ocean filled with plastic.
Who is Tommy?
Who is Tommy?
A younger turtle, who lost his parents and now stays with Ellie and Molly.
What is Trash?
What is Trash?
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How is the ocean polluted?
How is the ocean polluted?
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What are some effects of pollution?
What are some effects of pollution?
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What hurts Molly?
What hurts Molly?
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What did they promise?
What did they promise?
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Study Notes
- Molly the turtle navigated through an ocean filled with plastic, struggling against the weight of pollution.
- The ocean, once Molly's home, is now polluted with plastic bags, bottles, and wrappers, turning it into a wet waste bin.
- Ellie, an olive-green eel, accompanies Molly and expresses distress about their polluted environment.
- Ellie recalls stories of a clear and colourful ocean, contrasting it with the current polluted state.
- Molly explains that humans are responsible for the ocean's condition, dumping rubbish and causing instant damage.
- Coral turned white, and the water became foggy due to pollution.
- Ellie gets a plastic bag stuck in her gills.
- Tommy, a younger turtle, lost his parents due to a strong current and was found by Ellie and Molly.
- Tommy worries about finding a safe cave to rest in.
- Molly feels helplessness about their situation.
- Molly experiences sharp pain in her left flipper due to a piece of hard plastic.
- Ellie finds a semi-clear cave for them to stay in, with dancing seaweed and glistening sunlight.
- Tommy creates a knot with seaweed, and Ellie uses it to remove the plastic from Molly's flipper.
- Tommy uses more seaweed to create a bandage for Molly.
- Ellie begins to stick floating wrappers and bottles in the seaweed to start cleaning the ocean.
- They all promise to do their best to clean the ocean, one small action at a time.
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