Growing Tree Comprehension

What are the oldest known living trees on earth?

• white pines
• baobab trees
• empress trees
• bristlecone pines

What can the pictures of the leaves help you do?

• learn the ages of trees
• understand how sugar is made
• recognize different types of trees
• discover the kinds of fruits that grow on trees

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

What do you learn about maple syrup from the text and graphic features? 

• It is sweet.
• It is liquid.
• It is made of boiled sap.
• It is made of maple tree branches.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.7

What do tree roots do?

• Tree roots absorb water.
• Tree roots make mushrooms grow.
• Tree roots deposit salt into soil.
• Tree roots protect the tree from earthworms.

What are tiny particles found in soil called?

• banyans
• beetles
• minerals
• pipelines

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

What do you learn from the pictures of tree bark and their captions?

• All bark looks alike.
• Bark always has spines
• Bark is always very smooth.
• Bark can help you identify trees.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.SL.3.2

From the picture of the honey locust bark, what can you guess about the spines?

• They are old.
• They are soft.
• They are sharp.
• They are young.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

Water from the roots moves through which tree layer?

• xylem
• phloem
• cambium
• outer bark

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

What does the word catkins mean in the sentence below?
Catkins dangled from the branches of the oak tree. 

• a type of colorful bird 
• animals that carry pollen 
• the sweet juices of flowers 
• clumps of flowers that hang from trees

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Acorns are what part of an oak tree?

• branches
• flowers
• roots
• seeds