"Standing Tall in the Sun" - RI3.2 Essential Check

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1. What could be another title for this passage?

• A. "Seasons of a Sunflower"
• B. "Standing Tall in the Dark"
• C. "The Life Cycle of All Living Things"
• D. "When Cool Winds Blow"

2. Read the page above. Select the sentence that best supports the main idea from this page.

• A. Sunflowers start as small seeds and take a very long time to grow.
• B. A sunflower is a beautiful plant.
• C. The sunflower stem carries water and nutrients to the leaves.
• D. A sunflower grows and changes through the seasons.

3. What sentence from the passage best supports your answer to Ques. 2?

• A. "A sunflower seed sits in the soil."
• B. "A sunflower changes with the seasons."
• C. "The leaves make food for the plant."
• D. "It has roots, a stem, and two tiny leaves."

4. How does the sunflower seed change in the spring?

• A. The seed will dry up and then be eaten by birds.
• B. The seed will change colors and start to look bright yellow.
• C. The seed will split and the root will grow into the soil while the stem pushes to create a sprout.
• D. The seed does nothing in the spring except sit in the soil.

5. What is the main idea of the section A Summer Giant?

• A. The main idea is the sunflower plant is compared to a giant.
• B. The main idea is the sunflower plant has a giant yellow flower compared to a daisy flower..
• C. The main idea is the sunflower plant becomes larger in the summer and blooms with a bright yellow flower.
• D. The main idea is the sunflower plant is a giant compared to all of the plants that grow in the summer.

6. What does the stem do for the sunflower?

• A. The stem carries water and nutrients to the leaves.
• B. The stem makes seeds for the plant.
• C. The stem soaks up water and nutrients from the soil.
• D. The stem makes food for the plant.

7. Which picture from the text least supports the main idea of the passage?

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8. What is important for the sunflower to have to be able to grow?

• A. The sunflower needs to have seeds that are carried away in the wind.
• B. The sunflower needs to have birds around to spread the seeds.
• C. The sunflower needs to be planted in sandy soil.
• D. The sunflower needs the summer sun.