Unit 3 Week 3 Quiz

What is the main idea of the article?

• Not many people have the chance to see a sequoia fall.

• The death of an old sequoia is an important natural event.

• It is lucky nobody was hurt when the sequoias fell.

• People should promote visiting the Sequoia National Forest.

Read this sentence from the article. "The earth may have been too soggy to hold the shallow roots of the trees." How does this sentence support the main idea of the article?

• It suggests why two giant sequoias fell in the Sequoia National Forest.

• It gives information about what the Sequoia National Forest looks like.

• It shows how giant sequoias are able to grow as large as they do.

• It provides details about what happened after the sequoias fell.

Read​ ​this​ ​sentence​ ​from​ ​the​ ​article. "Many of these botanical wonders started growing in the Middle Ages." The​ ​origin​ ​of​ ​botanical​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Greek​ ​word​ ​botan​,​ ​meaning​ “plant.”​ ​Which​ ​of these​ ​might​ ​a​ ​botanist​ ​study?

• grass

• diseases

• forest animals

• ancient people

Reread​ ​paragraphs​ ​1-4.​ ​In​ ​which​ ​paragraph​ ​would​ ​the​ ​following​ ​detail​ ​best belong?

"The trees have seen much of our country’s history."

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

Reread paragraph 3. Which key detail best supports the main idea of this paragraph?

• People in wheelchairs should be given access to the trees.

• The saturated soil could not hold the tree roots.

• Only California’s redwood trees are taller than sequoias.

• Some fallen sequoias have had tunnels cut through them.

Read this sentence from the article. "Watchers were astonished that these enormous trees could topple like babies trying to take their first steps." What does topple mean?

• fall down

• stand up

• roll over

• grow tall

How does the author organize the information about why the two trees fell?

• as a comparison of the height of the sequoias to other trees

• as a description of the path leading to the sequoias

• as an explanation of how the trees became monuments

• as a list of the possible causes for the event

Read this sentence from the article. "One explanation was that the summer had been very wet, and the ground was

quite hydrated." The​ ​root​ ​of​ ​hydrated​ ​is​ ​hydr​ ​meaning​ ​“water.”​ ​Which​ ​word​ ​describes hydrated​ ​ground?

• cracked

• dry

• smooth

• soaked

Read this sentence from the article. "These trees grow only in the special geology of the slopes of the Sierra Nevadas."

The​ ​root​ ​of​ ​geology​ ​is​ ​geo​,​ ​which​ ​means​ ​“earth.”​ ​What​ ​is​ ​geology​?

• The study of animals

• The study of people

• The study of land

• The study of trees

Read​ ​this​ ​sentence​ ​from​ ​the​ ​article. It was the time in their life cycle to die. The​ ​origin​ ​of​ ​cycle​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Greek​ ​root​ ​cycl​,​ ​which​ ​means​ ​“circle.”​ ​What​ ​does cycle​ ​mean?

• events that move quickly

• events that are difficult to follow

• events that repeat themselves

• events that follow many paths