The Lorax Comprehension Test

1. What happened after the Once-ler chopped down a Truffula tree?

• A small sort of man came out of the stump.

• The tree fell on his small shop.

• Brown Bar-ba-loots came out.

Who did the Lorax say that he speaks for?

• The hummingfish

• The Swomee-Swans

• The Truffula Trees

Explain what was the Lorax trying to do.

• He was trying to make thneeds.

• He was trying to stop the trees from being cut down.

• He was trying to build a factory.

Explain why the Once-ler chopped down the truffula trees.

• He wanted to make more thneeds.

• He wanted to stop the trees from being cut down.

• He wanted to build a huge factory to make toys.

What caused the smogulous smoke?

• the thneeds

• the Lorax

• the factory

Explain why the Once-ler’s family left?

• There was no more work to be done with no more trees.

• They were tired of working and wanted to go home.

• They were mad at the Once-ler.

Why did the Lorax leave the word UNLESS?

• UNLESS a new tree grows

• UNLESS someone cares a whole awful lot

• UNLESS somebody builds a new factory

What happens at the very end of the story?

• The Once-ler gives the boy a truffula tree send to plant.

• The Lorax and all his friends come back.

• The Once-ler cuts down all the trees.

What was the central message or main idea of the text?

• Families need to work together.

• We all need to take care of our world.

• People should build more factories.

Who was the narrator? (person who tells the story)

• The Lorax

• The Once-ler

• The fish