Long Live the Tree

The reader can infer that the long life span of bristlecone pines is mainly a result of--

• their location in the Great Basin

• their root systems and outer wood

• the actions of park rangers

• the soil of the White Mountains

Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of thrive?

• contains little water

• can damage

• battered by strong winds

• grow well

What is the main idea about bristlecone pine trees presented in this selection?

• They are found in mountainous areas.

• The are able to adapt to extremely harsh conditions.

• The are protected by park rules.

• The provide scientific clues about their environment.

The information in paragraph 4 helps explain why--

• many bristlecones are found in the White Mountains

• droughts in the White Mountains can affect the bristlecones

• some bristlecones can allow a part of themselves to die

• insects succeed in getting through the thick bark of bristlecones

The bar graph included with the selection helps the reader better understand--

• the factors that allow the bristlecone to live for so long

• that the life spans of trees can vary greatly

• why some regions produce tress that live as long as the bristlecone

• the other trees live in an environment similar to that of the bristlecone

What does the word infer mean?

• to draw conclusions based on our schema and what we have just read in the text

• to use our schema to make a guess

• to use only what the text says to make a guess

• to describe what we have learned

What type of question is #32?

• it is asking the meaning of the word thrive

• it is asking us what the dictionary says about the word thrive

• it is asking what we used as context clues

• it is asking us to substitute in the answer choices for the word thrive

What is main idea?

• the summary of the text

• the story elements without detail

• the topic or what the text is mainly about

• the answer to the summary

What text features are found in this selection?

• Subheadings and underlined words

• a title and captions

• photographs and a graph

• captions and paragraphs

Why did the author choose to use photographs and a bar graph?

• to help the reader understand what bristlecones look like and how long they live

• to show what forest managers are

• to demonstrate where the oldest living trees are found

• to convey how old Methuselah is