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. Going on vacations.
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
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
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-
The reporters were dissapointed when President Roosevelt told them to leave.
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
Why was President Roosevelt so upset that people had cut down sequioa trees?
a. The sequioas were very beautiful.
b. He was upset because it upset John Muir.
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
a. avoidance
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.
d. all of the above
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
Based on text evidence, you can conclude that-
a. President Roosevelt took many trips West during his Presidency.
b. President Roosevelt will go back to Yosemite soon.
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