Comprehension
What inspired President Roosevelt to take a trip to the West?
a. He read OUR NATIONAL PARKS by John Muir.
b. He wanted to camp with John Muir.
c. He wanted to get away from his Secret Service people.
a. He read OUR NATIONAL PARKS by John Muir.
What does indicated mean?
a. found
b. meant
c. showed
c. showed
What does President Roosevelt miss about life before becoming president?
a. Sleeping in in the mornings
b. Doing things in nature by himself.
c. Making his own decisions at his house.
b. Doing things in nature by himself.
Which word means the OPPOSITE of the word spectacular?
a. magnificent
b. odd
c. ordinary
c. ordinary
Yes or No
Cause-I spilled a glass of milk
Effect-My dad ran as fast as he could
Is this an accurate cause and effect relationship?
No-an appropriate effect would have been-I had to wipe the table down to get the milk off.
What is the Grizzly Giant?
a. Largest Grizzly Bear in the world
b. Giant Sequioa tree in Mariposa Grove
c. Steep waterfall in Yosemite National Park
b. Giant Sequioa tree in Mariposa Grove
Which word has almost the same meaning as the word generations?
a. eras
b. inspirations
c. organizations
a. eras
What did John Muir NOT say about Yosemite National Park in his book?
a. Yosemite had tons of buffalo.
b. Yosemite had many waterfalls.
c. Yosemite had sheer walls that surrounded the valley.
a. Yosemite had tons of buffalo.
A naturalist is a person who specializes in the study of
a. biology
b. chemistry
c. nature
c. nature
What would not be an effect of-running out of sugar on the weekend?
a. Can't make cookies
b. Can't sweeten a cup of coffee
c. Calling your friend with the latest gossip
c. Calling your friend with the latest gossip
Which problem did President Roosevelt face on his trip?
a. Had to sleep in the wilderness
b. He could not cook his own breakfast.
c. Reporters and Secret Service people would not give him privacy.
c. Reporters and Secret Service people would not give him privacy.
What does the word sheer mean?
a. active
b. enormous
c. steep
c. steep
True or False-
President Roosevelt was angry when reporters showed up because he wanted to forget about politics and be alone in nature.
True
What does the word debris mean?
a. moveable items in a building
b. scattered remains of something
c. pieces of burning wood.
b. scattered remains of something
What caused President Roosevelt to want to camp in Yosemite?
a.Reading John Muir's book
b. Seeing illustrations of the park
c. Talking to a friend that had traveled there.
a.Reading John Muir's book
Why was President Roosevelt so upset that people had cut down sequioa trees?
a. The sequioa wood was not useful.
b. He wanted to use the wood for fence posts.
c. It would prevent future generations from seeing them.
c. It would prevent future generations from seeing them.
What words means the OPPOSITE of the word encounter?
a. avoidance
b. emergency
c. possibility
c. possibility
When President Roosevelt said this would be bully, what was he talking about?
a. His enemies.
b. His election into presidency.
c. His trip out West with John Muir.
c. His trip out West with John Muir.
Which word fits into the blank the best?
We approached the ____________ mountains located next to another set of not so tall mountains.
a. sheer
b. spectacular
c. naturalist
a. sheer
Why couldn't the reporters write a story about the Presidents adventures and sell it to newspapers?
a. Because they were too busy having fun.
b. The president didn't want them around
c. The president made them camp somewhere else.
c. They could not write a story about the President's adventures and sell it to the newspaper.
Based on text evidence, you can conclude that-
a. President Roosevelt took many trips West during his Presidency.
b. President Roosevelt planted sequioa trees at the White House.
c. President Roosevelt's trip West affected his views on land preservation.
c. President Roosevelt's trip West affected his views on land preservation.
What word means-A special force used when saying a particular word?
a. emphasis
b. encounter
c. naturalist
a. emphasis
Who was President Roosevelt going to talk to about preserving land for parks so future generations can enjoy them?
a.Congress
b. The American people
c. His Vice President
a.Congress
What word goes best in the following sentence?
My dad put an _______________________ on the word please when he asked me to take the trash outside.
a. indicated
b. encounter
c. emphasis
c. emphasis
What made President Roosevelt talk to Congress about preserving land so future generations could experience it?
a. John Muir's experience
b. The chopped down sequioa tree
c. The President's experience seeing the spectacular park.
All of the above!!! He wanted everyone to experience nature this way!