A Gift From Nature

The details in paragraph 1 are important to the plot of the story because they help the reader understand that Layla

• Is Easy to Please

• Enjoys being alone

• Loves and respects nature

• Has been to a forest on another trip

Which of these events leads to Layla Find the Geode?

• She stops to take a photograph

• She listens to what Cooper Tells Here

• She remembers the tour guides words

• She starts to jog towards her classmates

Read the sentence from Paragraph 10

"But Layla could not ignore the heave feeling that settled in her heart"

The imagery in this sentence suggests that Layla Feels

• Angry, because she doesn't like what she is thinking of herself

• Uncomfortable, because she knows that she is making a mistake

• Curious, because she wants to study the rock and learn more about it

• Proud, because she realizes that she is the one who found the unusual rock

Read Paragraph 11

What do these sentences show about Layla?

• She wants to take pictures of the geode

• She is good a recalling important ideas

• She is not sure what the tour guide meant

• She is considering what she should do with the geode

What is the main theme ( message) of the story?

• People do not always learn from their mistakes

• Spending time outdoors can be rewarding

• Rules are made for the safety of everyone

• Making the right choice can be difficult

Which sentence from the story supports the Message / Theme?

• A geode. It's a kind of rock with crystals inside.

• Layla bit her lip uncertainly has her fingers touched the rock inside her pocket.

• Layla quickly shoved it into the pocket of her jacket.

• The groups hike had begun, yet Layla had already seen and learned many interesting things.

Read the dictionary entry. Which definition best matches the way the word cradled is used in paragraph 14?

• Entry 1: A Bed or cot a baby uses

• Entry 2: The earliest period of life

• Entry 3: To place or keep carefully

• Entry 4: The edge of the earth