Where Have All the Chestnuts Gone?

What is the main idea of this article?

• 𝖠 Chestnut trees may someday be saved by the efforts of

  researchers and others.

• 𝖡 The American chestnut was struck by a powerful and fastspreading

  fungus.

• 𝖢 Chestnut trees flourished from Maine to Georgia and from

  the East Coast to Illinois.

• 𝖣 The American chestnut was a beautiful and important tree

  that is now almost gone.

Comparing the two pictures in this article is most useful in helping the reader to—

• 𝖠 visualize what an American chestnut looked like before and after the blight.

• 𝖡 estimate how much shade a mature American chestnut could provide.

• 𝖢 understand why American chestnut trees were infected by the blight.

• 𝖣 explain how a blighted American chestnut sends up new sprouts.

What most likely happened as a result of the American chestnut blight?

• 𝖠 Native Americans stopped using tree bark and leaves in folk medicines.

• 𝖡 Communities that relied on chestnut trees suffered great hardships.

• 𝖢 Other kinds of chestnut trees in the United States also began dying.

• 𝖣 Landowners planted more American chestnut trees than in earlier years.

10. Which sentence from the article states an opinion?

• 𝖠 For many years, roasted chestnuts were a tasty winter treat during the holidays.

• 𝖡 Just one tree could yield enough boards to fill a railroad car.

• 𝖢 Entire communities depended on the chestnut for daily life and as a source of income.

• 𝖣 Its wood was light, strong, easy to work with, and rotresistant.

11. Which detail from the article supports the idea that American chestnuts often grew close together?

• The forests covered millions of acres.

• 𝖡 Some trees measured four feet in diameter.

• 𝖢 Squirrels could jump from one tree to another.

• 𝖣 The trees were good for shade in the summer

12. The author organized the information in this article mainly by—

• 𝖠 comparing life before and after the blight.

• 𝖡 tracing the spread of the chestnut blight from Asia to the United States.

• 𝖢 identifying the causes and effects of the chestnut blight.

• 𝖣 describing events in chronological order.