"Allied with Green" (Short Story) by Naomi Shihab Nye

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.L.3.1G

The author mentions Seattle, Dallas, and San Antonio to suggest that ____________.

• only a few cities are taking steps to care for the environment

• cities are in great danger of having developers take over green spaces

• places have different ideas about how to care for the environment

• people in many places appreciate green spaces

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Robert Isabell is important to Lucy because ____________.

• he was a party planner known throughout New York

• his life represented a skill that she would like to have

• his beliefs about the environment are similar to her own

• he traveled the world in search of interesting plants

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CCSS.L.3.1G

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.L.3.1A

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.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

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.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.1

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.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

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.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4A

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.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4