Camping with the President

"President Theodore Roosevelt mounted his favorite horse and shook the reins, He and Renown shot out the White House stable door. They galloped straight for the woods on their daily ride. As always, hooves pounded behind them. The President made sure that the Secret Service had to ride hard to keep up with him."

Which word, in this first paragraph, is a homograph that means "to launch quickly?"

• galloped

• ride

• shot

• hard

Which statement expresses the author's perspective about President Roosevelt?

• The President loved and respected nature

• The President rode horses to escape the Secret Service

• The President preferred to read books about nature than to be in nature

• The President could do anything he wanted; he was the President!

Which statement from the passage supports your answer in Question 2?

• "Some of his favorite books were about nature."

• "But why couldn't he? He was the President..."

• "He missed...hiking through the woods, whistling for birds."

• "And the President made that that the Secret Service had to ride hard to keep up with him."

"Century-old giant sequoia trees surrounded Roosevelt. He reached out to touch the cinnamon-colored bark of the Grizzly Giant. It felt spongy. Twisted tree limbs reached toward the sky, so heavy they didn't even sway in the afternoon wind."

What does reached mean as it is used in this paragraph?

• tried to touch

• communicated with someone

• success in a goal

• received information

What are two ways this passage is a secondary source?

• It was written by President Roosevelt

• It provides a first hand account by Muir

• It includes information about animals and trees they never encounted

• It describes events that the author didn't experience

• It tells a narrative story about facts from long ago

"The President shook his head in disgust. How could anyone cut a tree that had been growing for so long? For fence posts! What if future generations never saw a giant sequoia tree?"

What does the information from this paragraph add to the passage?

• It shows where the tiny sequoia seeds came from

• It explains why it was important to conserve the sequoia trees

• It shows where most people got fence posts from in 1805

• It explains how even the President can get angry

"Roosevelt barked at the Secret Service, glad for once that they were lurking nearby. How could he rough it with a crowd around him? At sunset, Roosevelt and Muir picked a new camping spot."

Which word in this sentence is a homograph of a word that means "an uneven or unsmooth surface?"

• barked

• lurking

• spot

• rough

Which sentence from the passage shows why President Roosevelt thought Muir "lived on words, not food?"

• Muir spoke of the need to provide "government protection...around every grove and forest."

• The President chewed his was through a platter of steak and fried potatoes.

• The President had never met anyone who talked as much, or as fast, about the importance of nature.

• He urged Roosevelt to set aside land, which they would visit the next day.

"I slept in a snowstorm last night. This has been the grandest day of my life! One I shall long remember! Just think of where I was last night. Up there" - and with a sweep of his hand, he pointed to Glacier Point. - "amid the pines and silver firs...and without a tent."

Which word in the paragraph above is a homograph of a word that means to "clean an area by brushing away dirt?"

• grandest

• pointed

• firs

• sweep

Select two details that belong in a summary of this story

• The President wanted to find some Western clothes once he decided to visit California

• Roosevelt is upset at the idea that the great sequoias may not be here for future generations

• The President felt "more alive than ever" at the end of his camping trip

• Roosevelt was sad that he would not be able to do anything to protect this beautiful place

• The reporters were angry that the President tried to go camping without them