Our Tree Named Steve-Comprehension Check

Why did the family name the tree Steve?

• It was their favorite name

• The little girl couldn't say tree

• The dad's name was tree too, so it was confusing.

When Adam first saw the tree, he thought it was...

• crying

• needed water

• looked dead

• was magical

What was one thing that Steve did for the family?

• He gave them sweet apple blossoms

• He brought red leaves in the fall

• He held a robin's nest

• He was a jump rope turner

What does the word adjust mean?

• to grow

• to shrink

• to make small changes

• to destroy

How did Steve help the dog, Kirby?

• dropping ripe apples when he was hungry

• helping Kirby climb his limbs when he was being chased

• sucking up the smelly water before Kirby drowned

Mom and Dad couldn't save Steve after...

• the truck ran into him

• the tree doctor's saw slipped

• a storm hit the area

• his trunk began to rot

Steve will always be with them because...

• they replanted a tree in his spot

• they used his wood to build a tree house

• they made his stump into a table

The message of this story could be...

• Nothing stays the same forever, but change can be fun and exciting.

• Take care of the environment

• Tell the truth

• Be brave

The word greet is a synonym for

• farewell

• undo

• welcome

• put on a show

Where were Adam, Lindsay, and Sari when mom and dad wrote to them about Steve?

• at school

• at grandma's

• outside playing

• at their uncle's house.