The Lorax

These lines appeal to the reader's sense of...

• smell

• sight

• taste

• touch

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

When the Once-ler found out that the Bar-ba-loots were starving, he did not help them at all. At this point in the story, the Once-ler can best be described as...

• loving

• selfless

• greedy

• frsutrated

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following best describes the message of this story?

• Products who have many uses will sell easily.

• Take care of the environment around you.

• Plant as many Truffala trees as you can.

• Be the best person you can be.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Dr. Seuss' purpose for writing this story was probably to...

• help the reader understand how to be inventive like the Once-ler.

• provide information about different kinds of animals that live in the forest.

• tell a story about a man who learned not to be greedy.

• help the reader understand how human can affect their environment.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which of the following belongs in the empty box?

• The Once-ler set up his shop.

• The Super-Axe-Hacker was built.

• Smog filled the air.

• The Lorax spoke for the trees.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

The word frisking most likely means...

• suiting

• shading

• fruiting

• skipping

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

At the beginning of the story, the Once-ler was selfish and greedy. At the end of the story, he felt guilty about what he did. What caused his attitude to change?

• He ran out of Thneeds, his tree-cutting broke down, and he lost all of his money.

• He realized the negative effect his Thneed factory had on the environment around him.

• All of the animals left the forest because they couldn't find food.

• He lived alone in his house for a very long time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The Lorax (the character) can best be described as...

• concerned

• weary

• annoying

• curious

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The word unloaded means...

• to load again

• a full load

• in a loading way

• the opposite of load

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4