Genre
Comprehension
Grammar
Vocabulary
Free Choice
100

Wangari Maathai: «Planting for Good», Is this a fairytale?

Yes o No

No

100

How is the biography organized?

a. by telling about the events in the life of Wangari Maathi in the order they happened

b.by showing how Wangari Maathi took care of trees in a different way than others did

c. by asking and answering questions about how Wangari Maathi helped people everywhere 

a. by telling about the events in the life of Wangari Maathi in the order they happened

100

Proper noun in the sentence below?

Wangari planted trees in Africa.


Africa

100

The word preserve mean

A. To protect and keep safe

B. To throw away

C. To break apart

A. To protect and keep safe

100

The name of JFE Principal

Mrs. Collins

200
Wangari Maathai: Planting for Good is Fiction Text

No is a NON-Fiction Text

200

Central idea of the biography Mangari Maathai: Planting Good

A. Mangari is a great african Women

B. Wangari helped people and the environment by teaching women to plant trees and protect nature.

B. Wangari helped people and the environment by teaching women to plant trees and protect nature.

200


Which sentence uses capital letters and punctuation correctly?
A. wangari lives in Kenya
B. Wangari lives in Kenya.
C. Wangari lives in kenya






B. Wangari lives in Kenya.

200

Read the sentence 

- She talked to many women about this.

What does the -ed at the end of talked tell readers?

A. The talking just started.

B. The talking is very loud.

C. The talking happened in the past.

C. The talking happened in the past.

200

How many teachers are teaching in the 2nd grade?

6 teachers

300

Wangari Maathai: Planting for Good is opinions from the author.

True or False

False they are facts about Wangari

300

Wangari Maathai was:


A. A women that lived in Kenia that slept all day.
B. a women that lived in Kenia that helped her community.

B. a women that lived in Kenia that helped her community.

300

Which word is a noun in the sentence below?

The tall trees provided shade.

A. trees

B. provided

C. tall


A. trees

300

Read the sentence from paragraph 4.

- The trees shaded people from the hot sun.

What is the meaning of shaded as it is used above?

A. warmed

B. blocked

C. placed

B. blocked

300

When is Mrs. Castillo baby going to be born?

January

400

Wangari Maathai: Planting for good a historical fiction?



No, its an informational text

400

The sentence from that supports the idea that Wangari Maathi’s work still helps people today.

A. She was the first woman at that school to be a teacher.

B. Wangari kept working with women to plant trees.

C. People still plant trees in Africa.

C. People still plant trees in Africa.

400

Sentence that uses the correct past-tense verb

A. Wangari help the women.

B. Wangari helping the women.

C. Wangari helped the women.

C. Wangari helped the women.

400

What does the word environment mean?

A. A type of food

B. The natural world around us

C. A school building

B. The natural world around us

400

Which class teaches you how to read?
A. Writing
B. Science
C. Reading

c. Reading

500

The Genre of the text Wangari Maathai: Planting for Good

Biography- Informatonal Text

500

What did Wangari Maathai do?

A. Wangari Maathai helped the environment by encouraging women to plant trees.

B. Wangari Maathai helped the community and the environment by talking about trees


A. Wangari Maathai helped the environment by encouraging women to plant trees.

500

Which word is a verb in the following sentence?

Wangari planted trees to help the environment.

A. Wangari

B. trees

C. planted

C. planted

500

What does the word encourage mean?

A. To help someone feel confident to do something

B. To stop someone from trying

C. To forget something

A. To help someone feel confident to do something

500

The nameso of the Teachers that teach 2nd grade are:

Mrs. Castillo, Mrs. Loza, Ms. Bonilla, Ms. Vohra, Ms. Monsivais and Mr. Johnson