comprehension question
main idea/message of the story
phonics
vocabulary
100

How does Judy feel about saving the Earth at the BEGINNING of the story

angry   bored  excited   sad


excited

100

What is Judy’s MAIN problem in the second chapter?

She is angry with her brother.   She does not want to clean her room.  She has to ride her bike because she missed the bus.    She think her family is not doing enough to help protect the planet

She think her family is not doing enough to help protect the planet

100

After I ate my lunch, I threw the rubbish in the dumpster.

food           trash              recycling items                arts and crafts materials

trash  

100

carton

a paper or cardboard box

200

In the first chapter of the story, why do Judy and Rocky eat bananas?

because they are hungry,   so that there will be none left,      to taste something from the rain forest,   to make compost from the banana peels

 to make compost from the banana peels

200

How does Judy feel about saving the Earth at the END of the story?

curious     frustrated       happy   scared

 frustrated

200
  1. What does the word, global mean in the sentence below?                  smoky         springtime
    warm            worldwide




worldwide

200

global

worldwide

300

What is the MOST important message in the first chapter of the story? 

Do not litter.   Recycle as much as you can.     It is rude to eat the last piece of fruit.   There are many ways to help save the planet

There are many ways to help save the planet

300
  1. What is the MAIN lesson Judy learns in the story?  Saving the planet is not simple.
    Turn off light when you leave a room.
    Her family throws too many things away.
    It takes one hundred years to turn garbage into dirt.

Saving the planet is not simple.

300

As the weather got warmer, the icicle started dripping.


    1. freezing

    2. pouring down

    3. making a cracking sound

    4. spilling down in little drops

spilling down in little drops

300

hardly 

not very much


400

Where does the second chapter of the story take place?

at school,   in the kitchen

on the school bus,   in a recycling center

in the kitchen

400

The carton of juice in the middle of the table 

juice        glass bottle  

 instructions     cardboard container

cardboard container

400

rubbish

trash

500

In the second chapter, why does Judy tiptoe downstairs?

She wants to hide.      She wants to be quiet.

She wants to be funny.  She wants to surprise her brother.

She wants to be quiet

500

dripping

drops of water

500

recycle 

to use again