Unit 4: Lesson 2: Comprehension (OCR23 G3)

About how old is the saguaro cactus when it started to grow arms?

• ten years

• thirty five years

• fifty years

• more than a hundred years

Which sentence from the story best supports how old the cactus is?

• Even with protection, the cactus was only a little more than an inch tall by 1870.

• One morning in the year 1860, a tiny green sprout appeared in the Sonoran Desert.

• Thirty-five years had passed.

• When the saguaro was fifty years old, it started to grow arms—not just one or two, but five!

What did the saguaro dream about?

• its parents

• the history of the desert

• its own history

• the last big rain

What was the effect of the hawk fighting the owl?

• The saguaro dropped its fruit.

• The other birds joined the battle.

• The animals below ran away.

• The summer rain began to drift in.

Which phrase describes the heat of the desert?

• cactus could not continue

• desert animals are upset

• baked in the midday sun

• showed their rising panic

What caused the palo verde tree to die?

• not enough water

• animals ate it

• the shadow of the saguaro

• insects

Which animal made holes in the cactus?

• Gila woodpecker

• elf owl

• hawk

• horned owl

What is a synonym for simple in this sentence? The recipe was simple to make.

• colorful

• slow

• easy

• smooth

What does the word collapsed mean in this sentence? Our fort collapsed in the heavy winds last night.

• to join in an activity

• scanned

• to move in a circle

• broke down

What is a synonym for bold in this sentence? The bold knight protected the travelers.

• fearless

• unwanted

• required

• mournful