Gift from Nature- Comprehension Quiz

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 field trip

Which of these events leads to Layla finding the geode?

• She stops to take a photograph.

• She listens to what Cooper tells her.

• She remembers the tour guide's words.

• She starts to jog toward her classmates.

What is the most likely reason Layla decides against taking the geode home?

• She cannot think of a way to make the rock useful.

• She realizes that the rock should stay in its natural surroundings.

• She is afraid of what others might say if she keeps it.

• She is worried that Cooper will try to take it away from her.

What can the reader tell about how Layla feels toward the tour guide?

• Layla wishes the tour guide had selected a more interesting path for the group to walk in the park.

• Layla thinks the tour guide is boring.

• Layla thinks the tour guide saw the geode near the trail and forgot to talk about it.

• Layla respects the tour guide’s knowledge.

Read this sentence from paragraph 10: "But Layla could not ignore the heavy feeling that had settled in her heart." The imagery in this sentence suggests that Layla feels —

• angry, because she doesn’t like what she is thinking to 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 an unusual rock

The imagery in the first sentence of the story helps the reader understand that Layla is —

• tired from doing schoolwork

• excited about being on a field trip

• concerned about hiking in a national park

• curious about where her class will go next

Read this sentence from paragraph 13: "She smiled when the sunlight bounced off the crystals, sending the rays in a thousand directions at once." The author uses this description to suggest that —

• the geode looks beautiful as it shines

• Layla really wants to keep the geode

• the forest has many other hidden geodes

• Layla is wondering how the geode formed