Mama Miti Comprehension

What did Wangari notice after looking at the woman's hands?

• She noticed the woman had strong hands.

• She noticed the woman's hands were full of scars.

• She noticed the woman's hands were soiled and dry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Wangari tell the poor woman who needed food to do?

• Wangari told her to get a job

• Wangari told her to plant a mubiru muiru tree

• Wangari shared a meal with her

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

Wangari always says "Thayu Nyumba" after she helps the women. What does that mean?

• Peace, me people

• Plant a tree

• Wisdom to you

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read paragraphs 16-18. What is the probem?

• A woman's goats were starving

• A woman's chickens were being stolen

• A woman and her daughters didn't have any food

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Which words best describe Wangari?

• wise and kind

• mean and selfish

• wise and stubborn

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

What is the author's purpose for writing this story?

• to entertain the reader with a story about trees

• to inform us about a place named Kenya

• to inform the reader about a woman who helped her country

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does Mama Miti mean?

• Our Mother

• Mother of Trees

• Mean Mother

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why is Mama Miti a good name for Wangari?

• She would refresh her body and spirit by sitting under trees.

• She loved planting trees and sold the seedlings at the market

• She respects trees and helped many women by having them plant trees

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

How was Wangari able to help her country?

• The land was once again filled with trees.

• She was able to feed all the people in her country.

• She was able to provide jobs for all her people.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Where does this story take place?

• a mountainside

• the forest

• Kenya

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1