Word Analysis
Read the words. Some of the words are related, one is not. Choose the word that is NOT related to the others.
Crime
Detective
Mystery
Energy
Energy
Which word fits best in this sentence?
Many people _______ the poor way they were treated.
Resented
Shattered
Wheezed
Triggered
Resented
Which statement best shows Muir’s opinion about natural areas? (p.373)
They should be saved in their natural state.
They should not be protected at all.
They are less important than other areas.
They should be used for government purposes.
They should be saved in their natural state.
Why was the Hetch Hetchy Valley Flooded? (p.376)
To provide water to San Francisco.
Read the words. Some of the words are related, one is not. Choose the word that is NOT related to the others.
Float
Ship
Study
Navy
Study
Which word means to find the worth of something?
Subscribe
Evaluate
Outsmart
Recede
Evaluate
On his first trip to Alaska, Muir... (p.372)
was hoping to discover some glaciers.
didn’t know what he wanted to do.
thought he would buy a house there.
brought lots of other tourists with him.
was hoping to discover some glaciers.
What was Muir's theory about the creation of the Yosemite Valley? (p.370)
Muir thought that glaciers carved out the valley.
Which word contains the Greek root meaning "ship"?
Circumnavigate
Subtraction
Vaccinated
Acceptance
Circumnavigate
Areas that are set aside for plants and animals are called...
Screenings
Walkways
Approaches
Preserves
Preserves
What are “hoofed locusts” in the selection? (p.370)
storms that blew down trees
people who cut too many trees in state forests
insects that ate leaves and grass
sheep that overgrazed on natural areas
sheep that overgrazed on natural areas
What injury did Muir suffer and how did it affect him? (p.368)
Muir temporarily lost his sight in one eye. He decided that he would spend his life observing nature.
Which word contains the prefix e- meaning "out of"?
Endless
Eager
Except
Emerge
Emerge
Which word means the same as peculiar?
Patient
Scowling
Unusual
Tough
Unusual
Which of these seemed to interest Muir when he was a young man? (p.367)
going back to Scotland
working with his hands
becoming a farmer
teaching at a university
working with his hands
Order the events of the Muir's life 1-4. (p. 368, 373)
Founds Sierra Club
Visits Yosemite for first time
Walks through Northern U.S. and Canada
Travels to California
1. Walks through Northern U.S. and Canada
2. Travels to California
3. Visits Yosemite for first time
4. Founds Sierra Club
Which word contains the suffix meaning "inclined to" or "having the quality of"?
Presenting
Expressive
Carpenter
Dangerously
Expressive: -ive
What does the word "bustling" mean in this sentence?
People were bustling about on the crowded streets.
Moving quickly, hurriedly, excitedly.
Which of these can you infer about Muir’s wife, Louie? (p.372)
She felt that Pinchot was right about conservation.
She didn’t want to accept the house and land from her father.
She hoped he would find a good job and settle down
She must have understood his love of nature.
She must have understood his love of nature.
What does the phrase "save them from fools" mean in the selection? (p.374)
Muir means that Uncle Sam saved the trees from humans trying to make money from the resources.