The Lorax

ELA End of Unit Assessment

Third Grade

Multiple Select

Who were the main characters in the story? (Choose two answers)

• Once-ler

• Lorax

• Cindy Lou Who

• Brown Bar Ba Loots

Multiple Choice

What did the Once-ler make out of the tufts from the trees?

• Socks

• Truffalas

• Toodle de days

• Thneeds

Multiple Choice

What is one characteristic NOT used to describe the Lorax?

• short

• young

• brown

• mossy

Multiple Choice

Why did the Once-ler want to cut down the truffla trees?

• So he could eat them

• To make thneeds to sell for his business

• Because he hated trees

• To give to his relatives

Multiple Choice

What was the reason the Once-ler's business stopped?

• He had one tree left

• The Lorax insisted that he stop

• His relatives quit

• He realized he was destroying the earth

Multiple Choice

Based on the text, how was the environment saved?

• The Lorax stopped the Once-ler from cutting down the trees

• The Once-ler gave the boy the last seed

• The Brown Bar-ba-loots came up with a plan

• The business started planting trees instead of cutting them

Multiple Choice

How can we best describe the Once-ler?

• Thoughtful

• Caring

• Principled

• Greedy

Open Ended

How did the Once-ler's attitude change at the end of the story? Use evidence from the text to explain.

Multiple Choice

What was the reason the Once-ler's business stopped?

• He had one tree left

• The Lorax insisted that he stop

• His relatives quit

• He realized he was destroying the earth