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- 1. Multiple Choice
Formal religious or public events are called -
traditions
ceremonies
customs
offerings
- 2. Multiple Choice
When you feel sick, you sometimes take ______ to help feel better.
ceremonies
traditions
medicine
lamenting
- 3. Multiple Choice
The woman was lamenting that the water was too dirty to drink. Lamenting in this sentence means a feeling of -
anger
happiness
sadness
curiosity
- 4. Multiple Choice
Traditions are -
formal or religious public events
a substance used for treating illness
giving away or presenting
customs or beliefs passed down among a group of people
- 5. Multiple Choice
Wangari was offering a way to restore the city of many miinu trees. Another word for offering is -
treating
presenting
yelling
forcing
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where did Wangari Maathai live?
Kenya
Sudan
China
Finland
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe setting of the story took place in _ZimbabweAsiaKenya
- 8. Multiple Choice
"The face of Mount Kenya smiled down on her" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
personification
similie
alliteration
onomatopeia
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of the context clue in paragraph 5 to help determine the meaning of the word squiggles?
a poor woman
tadpoles squirming in a pool
no other skills
her children peeked out from behind her
- 10. Multiple Choice
What effect did the Wangari's advice have on the family and the neighbors on paragraph 9?
The woman and children had strong hands
The flowering season was over
she took the children's hands one by one
The family ate the shiny round fruits and they shared with their neighbors
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the phrase "thayu-nyumba" mean?
Your welcome
Please
Peace, my people
Hello
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the effect of the Wangari's teachings?
Teaching women the value of the trees caused many to plant trees
Wangari changed a country
Wangrai caused peace for many people
Wangari taught her people the ancient wisdom of building homes
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does the nickname "Mama Miti" mean?
Tree planter
The head of Wangari
The mother of trees
Mother of Kenya
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of a biography?
to entertain the reader
to inform the reader about a person's life
to persuade the reader to believe something
- 15. Multiple Choice
What happened when the first woman and her children returned home and planted the trees Mama Miti had given her?
The family ate from the trees and shared with their neighbors.
The trees died and so did the family.
The family grew wealthy by selling the fruit from the trees.
The seeds grew money not food.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why did the second woman seek help from Mama Miti?
She needed food for her family.
She needed a job.
She spent hours carrying fire wood for warmth.
She needed shelter for her daughters.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What did Mama Miti give to the people who asked for her help?
money
food
seeds
shelter
- 18. Multiple Choice
What happened after Mama Miti had given out many, many seeds?
No one needed her help
Many trees that disappeared came back
Mama Miti ran out of seeds
Nothing
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following shows time order?
They shared
In time
Words passed
Every direction
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does Mama Miti mean?
Giver of life
Healer of souls
Plant a tree
Share with friends
- 21. Multiple Choice
Where is this story set?
In a forest
In Kenya
In the U.S.
It doesn't say
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the plural form of the word below?
monkeymonkeysmonkeyesmonkiesmonkey's - 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the plural form of the word below?
boxbox'sboxiesboxesboxs - 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the plural form of the word below?
wishwisheswishswish'swishies - 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the plural form of the word below?
kisskiss'skissskisseskissies - 26. Multiple Choice
What is the plural of baby?
babys
babyes
babes
babies
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which word is a singular noun in the next sentence?
The boys walked to the park.
boys
walked
park
- 28. Multiple ChoiceFind the plural noun in the sentence.
The boy and girl raced to the benches.girlboyracedbenches - 29. Multiple ChoiceFind the plural noun in the sentence.
We carried the huge boxes inside the school.carriedboxesschoolhuge - 30. Multiple Choice
What does PLURAL mean?
zero
one
two
more than two
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