Exploring the Storyline of The Lorax

Who speaks for the trees?

• The swans

• The fish

• The Lorax

• The Once-ler

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What product did the Once-ler make from the Truffula trees?

• Thneeds

• Hats

• Carpets

• Gloves

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the Once-ler's business based on?

• Fishing

• Mining

• Tourism

• Lumber

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was the Lorax's main concern?

• Making money

• Planting more trees

• Building factories

• Protecting the environment

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was the main cause of the environmental destruction?

• The Once-ler's greed

• The Lorax

• Natural disasters

• Wild animals

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which animal species had to leave because of the pollution?

• Bar-ba-loots

• Swomee-Swans

• Humming-fish

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the Lorax leave?

• There were no trees left to protect

• He was scared

• He was invited elsewhere

• He found a better place

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the Once-ler give at the end of the story?

• A Thneed

• A Truffula seed

• A promise

• An apology

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the word 'Unless' signify in the story?

• Despair

• Hope

• Destruction

• Greed

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is needed to bring back the Lorax and his friends?

• The Once-ler's departure

• Planting the last Truffula seed

• A Thneed

• Silence

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3