RI/RL 3.3-4 review

Making cactus jam is a procedure. What is the difference between what young women do and what older women do to make cactus jam?

• Young women cook the fruit; older women spread it on bread to eat.

• Young women help gather the cactus fruit; older women cook the fruit.

• Young women climb the cactus for the fruit; older women catch it below.

• Young women help gather wood for the fires; older women build fires.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

Then they pour the juice through a wire strainer to take out the seeds.

• a tool to cut wire

• a tool to stir juice

• a tool to gather fruit

• a tool to remove seeds

According to the text, what is the meaning of the word saguaro?

• a type of egg

• a type of desert

• a type of cactus

• a type of Indian

When following the steps to make cactus jam, what has to happen before the fruits are knocked down from the cactus?

• The fruit has to ripen and split open.

• The men have to build the fires for cooking.

• The women have to take the seeds out of the fruit.

• The children have to take their baskets of fruit to the shelter.

The word dangerous is formed from the base word danger. What does the word dangerous mean?

The sun of the Arizona desert can be dangerous.

• giving a warning

• likely to cause harm

• able to take away pain

• trying to hurt someone

The suffix -less can be added to a word to change the meaning. What is the meaning of the word seedless?

The jam is seedless when it is ready.

• full of seeds

• without seed

• quality of having seeds

• one who does no like seeds

Reread paragraph 7.

Which is the BEST example of something else that is thick and sweet?

Now, the juice must be cooked some more. When it is thick and sweet, the women pour it into clay jars to cool.

• honey

• lemonade

• popcorn

• watermelon

According to the text, why do the Tohono O'odham Indians make jam from cactus fruit during the month of July?

• The fruit is ripe.

• The Arizona sun in hot.

• The camp made by the men is ready.

• The children are on summer vacation.

How does Otis show that he feels uncomfortable?

• by the way he explains his ideas

• by the way he talks to the pets in the shop

• by the way he tries not to make eye contact

• by the way he chooses not to do things the right way

Which sentence from the text explains that Otis feels uncomfortable?

• He shook his head.

• He pointed at the fish tank.

• He looked down at the counter.

• He wore a name tag that said OTIS.