NonFiction- Main Idea

Which sentence BEST explains what this article is about? 

• Forests are found all over the world. 
• All deciduous trees lose their leaves.
  
• Trees provide food for birds and animals. 
• All living things in a forest are connected. 

Read the following sentences from the article. Deciduous forests are found in temperate climates with warm summers and cool winters. The mild weather in these forests helps many things grow and survive. What does temperate mean in these sentences? 

• dry
• mild
• hot
• rainy

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the article. Deciduous forests have five different zones. Different types of living things can be found in each of these sections. Which word means almost the SAME as zones? 

• areas 
• rooms
• foods
• workspaces

What evidence from the text BEST explains what paragraph 4 on page 86 is about? 

• The herb zone is home to plant and animal life. 
• The shrub zone is on top of the herb zone.
  
• Animals feed on plants in the herb zone. 
• Grasses live in the herb zone. 

Read this sentence from the article.
The animals, plants, and other organisms in the zones have learned to survive together. What does the word organisms mean in this sentence? 

• forest plants
  
• living things
• canopy layer
• waste materials

Read this sentence from the article. Forest plants then take in nutrients from the soil. What does the word nutrients mean in this sentence? 

• food
• ground
• light
• soil

Which of these living things can be found in the shrub layer? 

• birds
• mice
• snakes
• turtles

Which paragraph would BEST be supported by the following detail? Sunlight is very important to the canopy. 

• paragraph 1, page 85 
• paragraph 2, page 85 
• paragraph 1, page 86 
• paragraph 2, page 86 

What do the understory and shrub layers have in common? 

• Waste material is found in these zones. 
• They are the tallest parts of the forest. 
• Animals live in these layers.
  
• Both layers have trees. 

Read the following sentence from the article.
The canopy is the top layer in the forest and is home to the tallest trees. What does canopy mean in the sentence above? 

• home
•  forest
• top
• zone