Allied with Green

Which of these is an important theme expressed throughout this story?

• People worry more about not having water than having green space

• Gardening improves the physical and mental health of a person.

• All people should do their part to respect nature and work to preserve it.

• Green spaces in cities cause people to want to buy homes and open businesses.

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Using the metaphor in paragraph 3, the author emphasizes that Lucy —

• spends her time looking for signs of nature in places she knows

• notices nature continues unexpectedly in cities and poor homes

• wants to help plant efficient landscaping along roadsides and rivers

• believes people who are being treated in hospitals need to see nature to heal

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Which context clue in paragraph 9 clarify the meaning of the word remorseful?

• A contrast in meaning is naming new streets with old names

• The word later means something done in the past

• The prefix re- has a negative connotation.

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The context clues in paragraph 10 suggest that demonstrated is the act of —

• openly protesting beliefs toward an issue

• showing how to complete a task by example

• doing homework from a professor

• shaming people who steal plants

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The author uses personification in paragraphs 11–12 to —

• show that nature brings objects to life

• indicate that nature has power over people

• express that nature adds beauty to daily life

• suggest that nature improves happiness

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The metaphor in paragraph 20 explains that —

• Lucy’s unanswered question takes root, spreading like a vine

• the question Lucy asks is the vine from which the ideas in her paper will grow

• the topic of Lucy’s paper needs to be trimmed like an overgrown vine

• vines of the same plant look the same, similar to all papers Lucy writes

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Mark the box that matches the coordinating theme with the detail below:

Potted plants on porches

• People take green for granted

• Green keeps everything else going.

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Mark the box that matches the coordinating theme with the detail below:

Pouring on a plant water that washed fruit

• People take green for granted

• Green keeps everything else going.

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How does the figurative language in paragraphs 27–28 compare to the title?

• Both infer that people must serve nature to protect it.

• Both relate to the dependence people have on nature.

• The title is about teamwork while the ending is about solitary work

• One mentions our dependence on nature and the other how nature depends on us

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Mark the box that matches the coordinating theme with the detail below:

Relaxing at an arboretum

• People take green for granted

• Green keeps everything else going.

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