The Lorax Comprehension Test

*The Lorax pops out of the stump and speaks for the trees. *A chap buys the first Thneed for three ninety-eight. *_______________________

*The Lorax took leave of this place.

• The Once-ler understands what the meaning of Unless means

• An axe whacks the last truffula tree

• The Once-ler tells of his arrival in a glorious place

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does the author mean when he says "...the word of Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

• To emphasize the meaning UNLESS

• To persuade the reader to take care of the Lorax

• To emphasize that someone needs to care or no one would

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How were the Lorax and the Once-ler similar?

• The Once-ler took his job seriously and the Lorax did not

• The Once-ler was greedy and the Lorax was selfish

• The Once-ler was demanding and the Lorax was bossy

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How did the Once-ler change throughout the story?

• He began selfish and realized he felt guilty

• He began careless and realized he was mysterious

• He began guilty and became careless

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What caused the Once-ler to chop down four Truffula trees with one smacker?

• He needed to make Thneeds slower

• He wanted to speed up his Thneed production

• He would need four Truffula trees to make one Thneed

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the main event in the story that made the story change its events?

• The Lorax took leave of this place

• The Bar-ba-loots left the Truffula fruits

• The Once-ler cuts down four Truffula trees in one smacker

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why are the Truffula trees so important?

• They are pretty so we need to keep them

• The trees provide a home to many characters in the story

• The Once-ler needs the Truffula trees to make Thneeds

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the meaning of the word pollution?

• to pollute

• to pollinate

• to publish

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Another word for greedy is...

• selfish

• guilty

• valuable

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Truffula trees are valuable because...

• They provide homes to the Bar-ba-loots

• Truffula fruits are used to make Thneeds

• The Truffula trees are pretty for the environment

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2