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1. Which topic is the main focus of Lucy’s “What I Believe In” essay?
A) Her favorite travel destinations B) Why the color green matters C) Her father’s environmental activism D) How to organize a successful event
Why the color green matters
6. What impresses Lucy about Robert Isabell?
A) He became wealthy from planning parties. B) He used plants to create amazing, transporting environments. C) He never attended his own events. D) He worked only in New York City.
He used plants to create amazing, transporting environments.
11. According to the article, play is considered a right of every child by which organization?
A. American Academy of Pediatrics B. United Nations High Commission for Human Rights C. World Health Organization D. International Olympic Committee
United Nations High Commission for Human Rights
16. What does the word "accomplishment" mean in the text?
A. A failure B. A task you succeed in doing C. A game you lose D. A natural instinct
A task you succeed in doing
21. What do sports stimulate in us, according to the article?
A. Laziness B. Imagination, curiosity, and creativity C. Fear D. Boredom
Imagination, curiosity, and creativity
2. In paragraph 5, what does the phrase “green has had many second thoughts” suggest about nature?
A) Green is an indecisive color. B) Plants and trees have suffered due to the drought. C) Nature is thinking about changing colors. D) The drought has helped plants grow stronger.
Plants and trees have suffered due to the drought.
7. At the end of the story, what does the word “tend” come to represent?
A) A dull gardening chore B) A small but meaningful act of caring for nature C) Lucy’s least favorite activity D) A specific kind of houseplant
A small but meaningful act of caring for nature
12. Besides playing sports, what is another way people engage with sports?
A. Ignoring them B. Watching them C. Banning them D. Redesigning them
Watching them
17. What does it mean to "negotiate" according to the article?
A. To argue B. To work with others to reach an agreement C. To play alone D. To ignore rules
To work with others to reach an agreement
22. What can happen when sports are separated by skill level, gender, or ethnicity?
A. Everyone has more fun. B. Players may feel isolated and want to quit. C. The competition becomes fairer. D. Sports become easier.
Players may feel isolated and want to quit.
3. How does Lucy’s family reuse the water left over from washing fruits and vegetables?
A) They drink it to save water. B) They dump it in the sink. C) They give it to their pets. D) They use it to water plants.
They use it to water plants.
8. How does the author vary her sentence structures throughout the story?
A) She uses only long, detailed sentences. B) She combines short, long, complex sentences and fragments to reflect Lucy’s thoughts. C) She writes only in questions and answers. D) She uses mostly very short, direct sentences.
She combines short, long, complex sentences and fragments to reflect Lucy’s thoughts.
13. How do sports serve as social events?
A. They prevent people from talking. B. They allow strangers to cheer and debate together. C. They are only for families. D. They are watched alone.
They allow strangers to cheer and debate together.
18.The word "mutual" is used to describe something when everyone:
A. Disagrees B. Treats each other the same way or shares the same feeling C. Competes D. Quits
Treats each other the same way or shares the same feeling
23. According to Elkind, combining play with work results in:
A. Boredom B. The full use of our interests, talents, and abilities C. Less creativity D. More stress
The full use of our interests, talents, and abilities
4. For what reason does Lucy’s father plant trees in the medians of roads?
A) To earn extra money for the family B) Because the city requires him to C) To make up for harm done to the environment D) To replace trees that were stolen
To make up for harm done to the environment
9. What message about life is suggested through the actions of Lucy and her father?
A) Money is the most valuable thing. B) Living in harmony with nature requires effort, attention, and sometimes giving things up. C) Cities should stop growing. D) Writing essays can completely change a person. games are more dangerous.
Living in harmony with nature requires effort, attention, and sometimes giving things up.
14. What need do sports fulfill for fans, according to studies?
A. The need to be alone B. The need to avoid suspense C. The need to belong D. The need to stop learning
The need to belong
19. What does "utilization" mean?
A. Wasting something B. Putting something to use in an effective way C. Avoiding something D. Watching something
Putting something to use in an effective way
24. Why do fans research players, teams, and sports?
A. Because they are forced to. B. Because sports involve learning. C. Because they dislike sports. D. Because it is a requirement.
Because sports involve learning.
5. What reason does Lucy give for people not valuing green as much as they should?
A) They think green is too costly to maintain. B) They prefer concrete and buildings over nature. C) They are too busy working to notice it. D) They assume it will always be there, like air.
They assume it will always be there, like air.
10. What does the word “allied” mean in the title “Allied with Green”?
A) Fighting against B) Partnered or connected with C) Uninterested in D) Neutral about
Partnered or connected with
15. The author suggests that when you play to have fun, you automatically:
A. Lose B. Win C. Quit D. Get injured
Win
20. Which modern sports began in England, according to the text?
A. Baseball and football B. Cricket, golf, and horse racing C. Basketball and tennis D. Swimming and hockey
Cricket, golf, and horse racing
25. What determines which team a person roots for?
A. The color of the uniform only. B. Where they live, family background, peer pressure, and personal identity. C. The team’s winning record only.
Where they live, family background, peer pressure, and personal identity.