"Allied with Green" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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Which complex sentence is correct?

• While noticing the green poking up between buildings, she runs around doing other things.

• Noticing the green poking up between buildings, on sides of roads, in front of the poorest homes.

• Pots of green lined on rickety front porches while hanging baskets of green on light posts.

• Green grasses and plants alongside the river, are what seem to keep everything else going.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

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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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CCSS.RI.7.2

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Select the sentence in which a comma is used to punctuate a subordinate clause.

• The longer you’ve done it, the more you know how it encourages green.

• Also, you can have fine ideas while trimming germander and plumbago.

• She knew it had been mentioned before, but thought she ought to know.

• When he planted four palms in pots as a gift, they got plucked from the soil.

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

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

• A restatement of the word is sickened.

• 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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CCSS.RL.7.4

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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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CCSS.RL.7.4

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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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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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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CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.8.2

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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CCSS.RI.7.7

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Early in the story, the statement "That’s how everything starts" is meant to show that ____________.

• being “green” is essential to the character of Lucy

• belief in “the color green” should begin in childhood

• the world could not survive without its plant life

• talking about the environment leads to arguments

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CCSS.RI.7.1

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