National Parks Quiz

What is the central idea of the text Preserve and Protect?

• Rules about hiking safely

• Why we should build homes in forests

• The debate about protecting land and nature

• How to grow big trees

Why do many people visit national parks each year?

• To cut down trees

• To admire nature and learn from it

• To plant new forests

• To build monuments

What do the rules in national parks protect?

• Tourists

• Only trees

• Forests, animals, and culture

• Roads and buildings

What is the General Sherman Tree?

• A type of wood

• The tallest building in California

• A famous tree in the Giant Forest

• A scientist

How tall is the General Sherman Tree?

• 75 feet

• 150 feet

• 275 feet

• 1,000 feet

What is special about the Giant Forest?

• It has the tallest grass

• It is where half of Earth’s sequoias live

• It is full of pine trees

• It is where all lumber comes from

Who signed the law to protect national parks in 1964?

• President Washington

• President Kennedy

• President Lincoln

• President Johnson

What happens to old traces of culture in national parks?

• They are removed

• They are preserved and protected

• They are sold to tourists

• They are turned into stores

Why do some people dislike the rules that protect nature?

• They don’t like animals

• They think rules are boring

• They believe the rules hurt businesses

• They want more tourism

What does the word lumber mean in the story?

• A type of animal

• Wood from trees used for building

• A special kind of soil

• A kind of rock