Comprehension
What are the oldest known living trees on earth?
Bristlecone pines
What do you learn from the pictures of tree bark and their captions?
Bark can help you identify trees
What is pollen?
Tiny grains that fertilize female plants to produce seeds
What does throughout mean?
through every part of
Which word has the same sound as the k in shark?
-kind
-knife
-knight
-know
kind
What can the pictures of the leaves help you do?
recognize different types of trees
From the picture of the Honey Locust bark, what can you guess about the spines?
They are sharp
What does it mean to store something?
Put away for future use
What does coverings mean?
Something that covers
Which word has the same sound as the c in escape?
-capitol
-pink
-price
-prince
capitol
What do you learn about maple syrup from the text and graphic features?
It is made of boiled sap
Water from the roots moves through which tree layer?
xylem
What are clumps?
thick cluster or group
What are spines?
Part of a plant or animal that sticks out with a sharp point
Which word begins with the same sound as the word quick?
-city
-know
-queen
-under
queen
What do tree roots do?
Tree roots absorb water
What does the word catkins mean in the sentence below?
Catkins dangled from the branches of the oak tree.
Clumps of flowers that hang from trees
What are passages?
a narrow pathway or channel
What does tropical mean?
The warm areas of Earth near the equator
Which word begins with the same sound as the word cookie?
-kite
-quiet
-quit
-quite
kite
What are tiny particles in soil called?
minerals
Acorns are what part of an oak tree?
seeds
What does absorb mean?
take in or soak up
What does dissolve mean?
To change from a solid to a liquid
Which word begins with the same sound as the word kind?
-beach
-cantaloupe
-knife
-trick
cantaloupe