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The Great Kapok The Great Kapok TreeTree
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Lynne CherryLynne Cherry
VocabularyVocabulary
QuestionQuestion
Sunlight reflected off Sunlight reflected off
the the canopycanopy. .
What does What does canopycanopy mean? mean?
A) a statueA) a statue B) a shelterB) a shelter
AnswerAnswer
B) a shelterB) a shelter
QuestionQuestionWhat does What does slitheredslithered mean? mean?
A) slippedA) slipped B) limpedB) limped
AnswerAnswer
A) slippedA) slipped
Question Question
What does What does pollenpollen mean? mean?
A) grass from a meadowA) grass from a meadow
B) powder from a flowerB) powder from a flower
AnswerAnswer
B) powder from flowersB) powder from flowers
QuestionQuestion
The horse is The horse is dappleddappled..
What does What does dappleddappled mean? mean?
A) handsomeA) handsome
B) spottedB) spotted
AnswerAnswer
B) spottedB) spotted
VocabularyVocabularyWhat does What does wondrouswondrous mean? mean?
A) marvelousA) marvelous
B) surprisingB) surprising
AnswerAnswer
A) marvelousA) marvelous
QuestionQuestion
DangleDangle your keys. your keys.
What does What does dangle dangle mean?mean?
A) jingleA) jingle
B) swingB) swing
AnswerAnswer
B) swingB) swing
QuestionQuestion
The night air was The night air was fragrantfragrant..
What does What does fragrant fragrant mean?mean?
A. pleasantA. pleasant
B. scentedB. scented
AnswerAnswer
B. scentedB. scented
ComprehensionComprehension
QuestionQuestion
What generalization or idea comes from the What generalization or idea comes from the story?story?
A) Trees are difficult to grow.A) Trees are difficult to grow. B) Rain forests are hot.B) Rain forests are hot.
AnswerAnswer
B) Rain Forests are hot.B) Rain Forests are hot.
QuestionQuestion
What generalization of idea is based on the What generalization of idea is based on the story?story?
A) Where animals live depends on how A) Where animals live depends on how much sunlight they prefer.much sunlight they prefer.
B) The roots of a tree provide food for B) The roots of a tree provide food for animals living underground.animals living underground.
AnswerAnswer A) Where animals live depends on how A) Where animals live depends on how
much sunlight they prefer.much sunlight they prefer.
QuestionQuestion
Why were the bees important?Why were the bees important?
A) They kept people out of the forest.A) They kept people out of the forest.
B) They pollinated trees and flowers.B) They pollinated trees and flowers.
AnswerAnswer B) They pollinated trees and flowersB) They pollinated trees and flowers
QuestionQuestionWhich is a Which is a themetheme of this story? of this story? A) All living things depend on each other.A) All living things depend on each other.
B) Kapok trees grow in the rain forest.B) Kapok trees grow in the rain forest.
AnswerAnswer
A) All living things depend on each other.A) All living things depend on each other.
QuestionQuestionName one reason that the tree roots were Name one reason that the tree roots were
important.important.
A) They kept the ground moist.A) They kept the ground moist.
B) They held the soil in place.B) They held the soil in place.
AnswerAnswer
B) They held the soil in place.B) They held the soil in place.
QuestionQuestionWhich is a generalization Which is a generalization or idea based on this story?or idea based on this story?
A) Kapok trees are only A) Kapok trees are only found in the Amazon.found in the Amazon.
B) Trees are homes for B) Trees are homes for many creatures.many creatures.
AnswerAnswer B) Trees are homes for many creatures.B) Trees are homes for many creatures.
QuestionQuestionWhat could NEVER What could NEVER really happen in this story?really happen in this story?
A) A child from the Yanomamo tribe lived A) A child from the Yanomamo tribe lived in the rain forest.in the rain forest.
B) The animals were able to talk to the B) The animals were able to talk to the sleeping man.sleeping man.
AnswerAnswer
B) The animals were able to talk to the B) The animals were able to talk to the sleeping man.sleeping man.
QuestionQuestion
The author probably wrote this story to…The author probably wrote this story to…
A) explain the habits of the different A) explain the habits of the different animals living in the rain forest.animals living in the rain forest.
B) describe what happens in a rain forest B) describe what happens in a rain forest when trees are cut down.when trees are cut down.
AnswerAnswer
B) describe what happens in a rain forest B) describe what happens in a rain forest when trees are cut down.when trees are cut down.
QuestionQuestion
Why did the man want to cut down the Why did the man want to cut down the Kapok tree?Kapok tree?
A) To sell the wood for money.A) To sell the wood for money.
B) To build a fire for warmth.B) To build a fire for warmth.
AnswerAnswer
A) To sell wood for money.A) To sell wood for money.
Question Question
If you looked at the map from this selection, If you looked at the map from this selection, you could tell that most rain forests are you could tell that most rain forests are located …located …
A) on every continentA) on every continent
B) near the Equator.B) near the Equator.
AnswerAnswer B) near the EquatorB) near the Equator
QuestionQuestion In your group, In your group, discuss one reason that discuss one reason that
both people and animals need trees?both people and animals need trees?
Be prepared to share with the class.Be prepared to share with the class.
Two minutes.Two minutes.
Possible answerPossible answer People and animals breathe the oxygen People and animals breathe the oxygen
that trees make.that trees make.
QuestionQuestion In your group, In your group, discuss why the author discuss why the author
made the animals stay quiet when the made the animals stay quiet when the man awoke.man awoke.
Be prepared to share with the class.Be prepared to share with the class.
Two minutes.Two minutes.
Possible answerPossible answer Keeping the animals quiet showed what Keeping the animals quiet showed what
the forest would be like if the trees were the forest would be like if the trees were cut down.cut down.
QuestionQuestion In your group, In your group, discuss why the author had discuss why the author had
so many different animals in the story.so many different animals in the story.
Be prepared Be prepared to share to share with the class.with the class.
Two minutesTwo minutes
Possible AnswerPossible Answer
The author did this to show that the The author did this to show that the animals would suffer if the Kapok Tree animals would suffer if the Kapok Tree was cut down.was cut down.
