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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an important theme expressed throughout this story?
People worry more about not having water than having green space
Gardening improves the physical and mental health of a person.
All people should do their part to respect nature and work to preserve it.
Green spaces in cities cause people to want to buy homes and open businesses.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Using the metaphor in paragraph 3, the author emphasizes that Lucy —
spends her time looking for signs of nature in places she knows
notices nature continues unexpectedly in cities and poor homes
wants to help plant efficient landscaping along roadsides and rivers
believes people who are being treated in hospitals need to see nature to heal
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which context clue in paragraph 9 clarify the meaning of the word remorseful?
A contrast in meaning is naming new streets with old names
The word later means something done in the past
The prefix re- has a negative connotation.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The context clues in paragraph 10 suggest that demonstrated is the act of —
openly protesting beliefs toward an issue
showing how to complete a task by example
doing homework from a professor
shaming people who steal plants
- 5. Multiple Choice
The author uses personification in paragraphs 11–12 to —
show that nature brings objects to life
indicate that nature has power over people
express that nature adds beauty to daily life
suggest that nature improves happiness
- 6. Multiple Choice
The metaphor in paragraph 20 explains that —
Lucy’s unanswered question takes root, spreading like a vine
the question Lucy asks is the vine from which the ideas in her paper will grow
the topic of Lucy’s paper needs to be trimmed like an overgrown vine
vines of the same plant look the same, similar to all papers Lucy writes
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mark the box that matches the coordinating theme with the detail below:
Potted plants on porches
People take green for granted
Green keeps everything else going.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Mark the box that matches the coordinating theme with the detail below:
Pouring on a plant water that washed fruit
People take green for granted
Green keeps everything else going.
- 9. Multiple Choice
How does the figurative language in paragraphs 27–28 compare to the title?
Both infer that people must serve nature to protect it.
Both relate to the dependence people have on nature.
The title is about teamwork while the ending is about solitary work
One mentions our dependence on nature and the other how nature depends on us
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mark the box that matches the coordinating theme with the detail below:
Relaxing at an arboretum
People take green for granted
Green keeps everything else going.
- 11. Multiple Choice
______________________ = a place where many trees are grown for educational or viewing purposes.
addiction
obituary
arboretum
- 12. Multiple Choice
______________________ = a habit upon which a person becomes physically or emotionally dependent.
addiction
obituary
arboretum
- 13. Multiple Choice
______________________ = a public notice of a person’s death.
addiction
obituary
arboretum
- 14. Multiple Choice
______________________ = a dividing area between opposing lanes of traffic on a highway or road.
addiction
median
arboretum
- 15. Multiple Choice
______________________ = you feel very sorry about something that you have done.
addiction
median
remorseful
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