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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the timeline in the article "The Ever-Living Tree" show?
all the events that occurred before the coast redwood grew
major world events that were occurring while the coast redwood grew
how the coast redwood compared to other trees over thousands of years
only the important events that occurred in Europe while the dinosaurs lived
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why does the author include the icons in the article?
to show the different types of trees
to compare the past with the present
to show what plants need in order to grow
to indicate human events and redwood events
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does the author organize ideas in the sentences below?
Time passed and the new tree grew quickly. It spread its shallow roots far out under the floor of the forest. Its bark grew thicker.
by sequence of events
by order of importance
by problem and solution
be comparison and contrast
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does the author include a map in the article?
to show Columbus's route to the New World
to show where Alexander's ancient empire was
to show where the redwoods grow around the world
to show where the African kingdom of Kanem was
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which sentence below contains a simile?
"They stretched their webs wherever they could."
"The older sapwood became the heartwood of the tree."
"The outside of the tree looked like an apartment house for spiders."
"Dozens of trapping spiders looked for spaces up and down the thick, uneven bark of the tree."
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the diagram in the article help the reader understand?
the parts of a glacier
the parts of a catapult
the parts of a redwood tree
the parts of a mountain range
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these phrases from the article does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?
"Years went by"
"Time went on"
"until the late fifth century"
"Almost nine thousand miles southeast"
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from the article contains a simile?
"Its new rings of wood grew closer together like the pages of a book."
"Another, smaller fire swept through the forest clearing away loose brush..."
"Its twisted roots sent root crown sprouts up...encircling the tree in a fairy circle."
"Dense fibers in the tree snuffed out the flames again before there was any danger."
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the timeline and the text, what does the icon of a ship stand for?
Europeans' movement to Asia for trade
Christopher Columbus's voyage to North America
the shipping of redwood lumber across the Pacific Ocean
the transplanting of redwood saplings from Europe to North America
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of these events in the life of the coast redwood happened LAST?
The sapwood layer developed to carry water and nutrients.
A new tree began to grow up near the redwood's broken trunk.
The heartwood layer formed to help the tree stand straight and tall.
The tree grew to a height of 250 feet and measured 50 feet around the bottom.
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