Baobab

Baobabs grow ___

• in jungles

• on plains

• in deserts

• on mountains

Baobab trees store water in their ___

• leaves

• trunks

• branches

• flowers

Long ago, people ___

• used the baobab leaves for milk

• cut the wood from the baobab to build houses

• made tree houses in the baobab branches

• lived inside the baobab trunks

According to the sidebar "Did you Know?" which of the following are uses for baobab fruit?

• to help sore bones

• to cure stomachaches

• to lower a fever

• to ease a toothache

People use the baobab's ____ to make cloth, rope and baskets.

• roots

• bark

• leaves

• fruit

According to the sidebar "Hollow Trees," baobabs have hollow trunks because the ____

• stems grow and attach to each other to form a ring

• branches spread out to look like roots

• soft wood is filled with water

• tree can grow taller than a building

What is one idea people have for why the oldest baobabs are dying?

• The places they live are getting too dry.

• Bats are drinking all the nectar from the flowers.

• People use the trees for homes and barns.

• The Earth is getting warmer.

What is the main idea of the whole book?

• Baobabs can grow taller than a five-story building.

• Baobabs have fruit that people use to make drinks and ice cream.

• Baobabs help people and animals living in the African savanna.

• Baobabs have hollow trunks that give shelter to many animals.

Why did the author write the Baobab?

• to answer a question about how the baobab became so strange looking

• to describe the many different animals that use the baobab

• to persuade readers that the baobab should be protected

• to explain what the baobab is and how it is important