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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who wanted to find a new route to China but found the New World instead?
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
George Washington
Alexander the Great
- 2. Multiple Choice
What happened when the nut of the tree cracked open?
Seed came out of it.
There was a scream in the forest.
The seeds were destroyed.
The seeds were buried.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a continent?
Egypt
India
Russia
North America
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where is the Redwood Forest?
South America
North America
Europe
Spain
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the Main Idea of the selection?
Native Americans believed the forest was sacred.
Marco Polo was the first European welcomed by China.
Life in a redwood forest goes on and on.
A tree that burns in the forest.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What year did a space ship go into outer space?
1869
1492
1776
1969
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why do the Indians fear for forest?
They view the forest as sacred.
They are afraid of the insects.
They are afraid of the spiders.
The trees are too big.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What happened when the cone fell from the tree.
A new tree grew.
It started a fire that burned the forest.
A person got hit in the head by the cone.
They bears attacked the Native Americans.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What happened when the tree caught on fire?
It burned down.
It formed a cave and continued to grow.
The tree died.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Where was Augustus Caesar's Empire?
Egypt
Rome
Greece
Russia
- 11. Multiple Choice
What are the thin circle of cells under the bark of the redwood called?
Cambium
Sapwood
Heartwood
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the lump that once was a branch and grew in strange and different way on the tree?
bunt
bird
burl
bowl
- 13. Multiple Choice
The author states that the rings of the tree grew closer together like _______.
pieces of candy
pages of a book
peas in a pod
pages of a Bible
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did the tree die?
Fire burned it up.
Loggers cut it down.
It was struck by lightning.
Lack of rain
- 15. Multiple Choice
To what does the author compare the tree's length to?
An airplane runway
A long road
A football field
A soccer field
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why does the author include a map in the article?
To show the route of Marco Polo.
To show the route of Christopher Columbus.
To show where Augustus Caesar's ancient empire was.
To show where Alexander the Great's empire was.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who was Alexander the Great's teacher?
Augustus Caesar
Marco Polo
Aristotle
Christopher Columbus
- 18. Multiple Choice
Where is the fire-resistant element located that prevents the tree from burning?
heartland
heartwood
heartless
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the new wood called where water and nutrients travel up the roots into the tree?
heartwood
sapwood
redwood
pinewood
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was happening in North America’s western territories when the tree was struck by lightning?
The Great Wall of China was being built.
Marco Polo went to China.
The Mayflower landed in the New World.
Gold was discovered.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of these phrases from the article does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?
“Time went on”
“until the late fifth century”
“Almost nine thousand miles southeast”
“Years went by”
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