Red 55: A Deadly Mistake Quiz

What type of tree was Donald Carrey studying?

• Canadian Maple

• Red Leaf Elm

• Scottish Fir

• Bristlecone Pine

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the definition of "geographer" from page 4?

• One who studies layers of soil and rock on the earth's crust

• A mathematician that studies geometric shapes

• One that studies the physical features of the earth

• A scientist that learns about only about trees

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When did the soft trail begin to grow hard as grass gave way to rock?

• As Donald climbed higher on the mountain

• As Donald went down the lower part of the mountain

• When he got near the river

• When Donald got to his hotel

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Discern why the rings in a tree's stump are important?

• They act like the blood stream of the tree, carrying nutrients.

• They contain the DNA of the tree, which tells you what kind it is.

• Every year, a layer is added, so you can count the rings to get its age

• It's like muscle fiber that keep the tree standing tall.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why are national parks important?

• They give scientists a place to study nature

• People have a place to go on vacation

• They help protect plants and animals

• They are not very important

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the writer mean by saying "some people learn only after making a mistake"?

• A mistake shouldn't change someone's mind

• Some people learn best only by making dangerous mistakes

• Some people think they are doing the right thing, but they were wrong and they learn a lesson

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What was the positive result of Donald cutting down the tree?

• Donald and the park ranger became good friends

• Scientists learned that some trees live a lot longer than what anyone thought and that it's important to protect the trees

• Donald learned boring tools could break

• Donald learned railroad companies had the biggest saws

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The age of Donald's bristlecone pine tree can be compared to the age of:

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bible

• The Ancient Pyramids in Egypt

• Mayan ruins

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did Park Rangers learn when Donald cut down the Bristle-cone Pine tree?

• They learned that they needed to protect all the trees in national parks

• The learned the age of tree is over 4,900 years

• They learned that you use rings to count a trees age

• They learned trees had a difficult time growing so high on the mountains

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What would have probably happened if Donald didn't cut down the tree?

• The tree would have died, but people could've counted the rings to know how old it was

• The tree would not have continued to grow, but people would know how old it really was

• The tree would have continued to grow and nobody would know how old it really was

• Forest rangers would let anybody continue to cut down 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