Living Green

Read “Living Green” and answer each question.

Grace asks if the kids are really environmentally conscious, and she wonders if their actions contradict their words. What does she mean?

• She knows the kids are already doing enough by recycling.

• She thinks the kids could do more to help the environment.

• She wants the kids to create more posters for their classroom.

• She hopes the kids will attend a class about conservation methods.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read “Living Green” and answer each question.

Why does Grace suggest that the team should use the back of the poster board for their project?

• It will allow them to avoid using a new piece.

• It will keep them from having to go to the store.

• It will make it easier for them to copy their draft.

• It will provide more space for them to present ideas.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Read “Living Green” and answer each question.

Grace says that some of the group’s plans for how to conserve energy seem minor. What does the word minor mean as it is used in the play?

• unimportant

• challenging

• incorrect

• boring

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read “Living Green” and answer each question.

Bo calls her dad and asks him to buy a new glue stick while he is at the store. What does this scene show?

• Bo does not want to work with her friends on the poster

• Bo does not want to use the supplies she already has to finish the poster.

• Bo and her friends have come up with an idea to save energy while making the poster.

• Bo and her friends need advice from others in order to come up with good topics for the poster

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read “Living Green” and answer each question.

What is the theme of the play?

• It is important to work hard on tasks.

• It is worthwhile to spend time with friends.

• It is usually wise to ask for help from others.

• It is often necessary to approach problems in a new way.

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the best summary of the selection?

• A group of students is hanging out playing video games at a friends house and working on their poster for school. They think that they are pretty good already at being environmentally conscious. As they begin to talk they realize that they may need to think more about their project.

• A group of students comes up with several different ideals for a poster at school. They say that they can collect water from their showers to water their moms plants, they decide to use the back of an already used poster board, and they agree to put on hoodies and blankets before turning up the heat in their house.

• A young student calls his dad on the phone to remind him to get glue for a poster project so that he won’t have to make two trips to the store. He also tells dad he will look for scissors around the house so that he doesn't create more trash. This is a good idea to reduce, reuse and recycle.

• A Group of students is working together on a project at a friends house. They begin talking about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. They realize they know a lot of things about this, but they need to change their mindset and begin taking action more. In the end they have gathered many new ideas for their poster.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the purpose of the dialogue in lines 2-5

• Introduce the main characters

• Provide background on the main characters

• Present the main conflict

• Foreshadow the resolution to the main conflict

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is the best explanation of why there is only one scene in the drama.

• There is very little action

• There are only 3 characters

• Only a few props are needed

• The setting does not change

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.7

What do these lines reveal around Bo

• Bo thinks that he is to young to make a big difference

• Bo thinks that you are never to young to take action.

• Bo doesn't think it's possible to change the world

• Bo thinks we should stop cutting down trees.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The poster is an important prop in this play because

• it's what they use to do their science project

• It givens the characters an opportunity to practice reusing and recycling while creating their project

• They use is to block rain since they don't have an umbrella

• It's the reason dad is going to the store.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5