Vocabulary
What is the meaning of dense?
The bushes were so dense we could not walk through them to get to the sidewalk faster.
Thick
What is the meaning of interview?
The officer will interview the suspect in the interrogation room.
question
What does the timeline in the article show?
Major world events that were occurring while the coast redwood grew.
Which of these sentences from the article does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?
Choices: "Years went by", "Time went on", "until the late fifth century", or "Almost nine thousand miles southeast".
"Almost nine thousand miles southeast"
Is this sentence using correct punctuation (colon)? If not, correct it.
There is one great runner: in our class. The runner is Manny.
No.
There is one great runner in our class: That runner is Manny.
What is the meaning of evaporate?
The heat from the sun caused the water I spilt on my shirt to evaporate.
vanish
What is the meaning of exit?
When the fire alarm goes off, we will all exit out of building B silently so we can hear the announcements.
go out
Why does the author include icons in the article?
To indicate human events and redwood events.
In the timeline and the text, what does the icon of a ship stand for?
Christopher Columbus's voyage to North America.
Is this sentence using correct punctuation (exclamation point)? If not, correct it.
Could we find the treasure in time! We did it!
No.
Could we find the treasure in time? We did it!
What is the meaning of moisture?
There was moisture on the grass in the morning.
Wetness
What is the meaning of preheat?
We will need to preheat the oven for 5 minutes before we can make the pizza.
warm up before using
Time passed and the new tree grew quickly. It spread its shallow roots far out under the floor of the forest. Its bark grew thicker.
by sequence of events
Which of these events in the life of the coast redwood happened LAST?
Choices: The sapwood layer developed to carry water and nutrients.
A new tree began to grow up near the redwood's broken trunk.
The heartwood layer formed to help the tree stand straight and tall.
The tree grew to a height of 250 feet and measured 50 feet around the bottom.
A new tree began to grow up near the redwood's broken trunk.
Is this sentence using correct punctuation (dashes)? If not, correct it.
The raft gave the shipwreck victims a chance - their last chance - to survive.
Yes.
What is the meaning of shallow?
The water in the lake was too shallow to dive into safely.
What is the meaning of exchange?
I would like to exchange this shirt for another size.
swap
Why does the author include a map in the article?
To show where Alexander's ancient empire was.
Which sentence below contains a simile?
Choices: They stretched their webs wherever they could.
The older sapwood became heartwood of the tree.
The outside of the tree looked like an apartment house for spiders.
Dozens of trapping spiders looked for spaces up and down the thick, uneven bark of the tree.
The outside of the tree looked like an apartment house for spiders.
Is this sentence using correct punctuation (ellipsis)? If not, correct it.
The floodwaters crept higher and higher. Would the town survive...
No.
The floodwaters crept higher and higher... Would the town survive?
What is the meaning of opportunities?
The students had many opportunities to ask questions at the end of the presentation.
chances
What is the meaning of pretest?
We had a pretest at the beginning of the school year.
What does the diagram in the article help the reader understand?
The parts of a redwood tree.
Which sentence from the article contains a simile?
Choices: Its new rings of wood grew closer together like pages of a book.
Another, smaller fire swept through the forest, clearing away loose brush...
Its twisted roots sent root crown sprouts up... encircling the tree in a fairy circle.
Dense fibers in the tree snuffed out the flames again before there was any danger.
Its new rings of wood grew closer together like pages of a book.
Is this sentence using correct punctuation? If not, correct it.
Mom had exciting news: She'd just won a contest...
Yes.