Rainforest Story Quiz

Read this sentence with personification from paragraph 1. “The generous trees provided Spider Monkey with lots of delicious fruit.” Select the meaning of this phrase, as used in the passage.

• The trees gave monkey plenty of fruit.

• There was fruit falling from the trees.

• There was fruit dropping from the branches.

• Monkey should be thankful for the gift of fruit.

How is the rainforest setting important to the story?

• In the rainforest there are many snacks to be had, all year long.

• Both the Spider Monkey and the Marmoset live in the rainforest setting.

• There is a hiding place in the rainforest where the Spider Monkey can store his fruit.

• The rainforest provides a setting where the trees are first abundant, or full of fruit, and then later the fruit is hard to find because the wind has knocked the fruit down off of the branches.

Which two sentences from the passage show how the setting causes a conflict in the story?

• “In the rainforests of Brazil lived two friends, Spider Monkey and Marmoset.” (paragraph 1)

• “Sometimes, the fruit would get a terrible disease, or cruel, vicious winds would whip through the branches and knock the fruit to the ground.” (paragraph 2)

• “But in a short time, Spider Monkey realized that the rainforest no longer offered enough fruit to fill his belly.” (paragraph 6)

• “Marmoset turned from Spider Monkey and took his place in front of the entrance to the storage place, setting up his position as guard in front of the food.” (paragraph 10)

• “As he swung through the trees, in search of food, he thought of Marmoset’s words.” (paragraph 11)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: What is the theme of the passage?

• Life is meant to be enjoyed.

• Save yourself in emergencies.

• Be prepared for future events.

• Plan only if something bad happens.

Part B: Fill in the bubble before one sentence from the passage that supports the answer in Part A.

• “Spider Monkey’s mouth hung open, speechless, for he was not expecting this from his friend.”

• Slowly, he turned to walk away from Marmoset.

• As he swung through the trees, in searching for food, he thought of Marmoset’s words.

• ‘Maybe,’ he thought, ‘I should save at least one bite for every bite I eat.’” (paragraph 11)

Which two sentences from the passage support the development of the theme, we can learn from events in the past?

• A “The elder marmosets spoke of times when finding fruit was difficult.” (paragraph 2)

• B “Soon, Marmoset’s storage place was full, and Marmoset smiled with contentment.” (paragraph 4)

• C “Then he remembered the storage place of his friend, Marmoset.” (paragraph 7)

• D “Spider Monkey swung through the trees to find Marmoset, who was resting near his storage place.” (paragraph 8)

• E “We don’t know how long it will be difficult to find fruit, so I can’t share what I’ve gathered. (paragraph 10)

Read this sentence from the passage. "Not long after this, Marmoset and Spider Monkey noticed the fruit drooping on the branches, until, one day, great numbers of fruit fell off the branches and plummeted to the ground." (paragraph 5) What does the word plummeted mean as used in the passage?

• A grew

• B plums

• C landed

• D dropped