Vocabulary
Which two of the four words go together:
1. harm
2. hail
3. benefit
4. help
3. benefit
4. help
How can we tell that Sequoya was patriotic?
He loved his people, worked for them, and had their best interests at heart.
What happens to sequoias and redwoods in a forest fire?
Forest fires scorch their surface.
How does a groundhog feel just before it begins its long sleep?
drowsy
Correct this sentence:
I is happy to be home.
I am happy to be home
Which of the following is a remark?
1. You look tired.
2. 2 + 2 = 4
3. What on earth are you doing?
4. A B C D
1. You look tired.
How did Sequoya feel about what the white settlers were doing?
Sequoya was dismayed at what the white settlers were doing.
What do the trunks of redwoods look like?
The trunks of redwoods look like the columns of a Greek temple.
How does the groundhog's appearance change as winter approaches?
It gains almost double it's body weight.
Correct this sentence:
I turn of the master switch to the house.
I turn off the master switch to the house.
I turned off the master switch to the house.
Which o the words go with threes?
a) hail
b) timber
c) tower
d) grove
b) timber
d) grove
How did Sequoya use the English, Greek, and Hebrew alphabets?
He used the letters of these alphabets to represent syllables in the Cherokee language.
How old are the oldest sequoia and redwood trees?
The oldest sequoia and redwood trees can exceed three thousand years.
What do many northern birds do to escape the winter?
They migrate to southern areas
Correct this sentence:
Yesterday I go to school.
Yesterday I went to school.
Which of the following sentences makes sense:
1. The permit learned to fly when he was fifteen.
2. The mammoth tiptoed around the sleeping children.
3.The limbless snake slithered along the desert sand.
4. The column is formed when drips of water turn to ice.
3.The limbless snake slithered along the desert sand.
How did the Cherokees help each other learn the new language?
Those who mastered it taught others.
When is the bark of redwoods and sequoias thickest?
Their bark is thickest when they are mature.
Why do you almost never see groundhogs in winter?
They are hibernating
Correct this sentence:
I have two furnitures at home.
I have two pieces of furniture at home.
Which of the following can cause destruction?
a) apples
b) floods
c) kittens
d) hurricanes
b) floods
d) hurricanes
How does a written language benefit friends living far apart?
A written language enables people living far apart to communicate with each other by exchanging letters.
How much wood does a full-grown sequoia contain?
It has been calculated that a full-grown sequoia contains enough wood to build thirty houses.
What was unusual about Punxsutawney Phil?
People believed he could predict the weather
Correct the sentence:
She is more taller.
She is taller.