WorksheetsLetters Home from Yosemite
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the title of this week's story?
a)
Letters Home from Yosemite
b)
The Horned Toad Prince
c)
Because of Winn-Dixie
d)
On the Banks of Plum Creek
2.
I took a picture of the wilderness. What is the wilderness?
a)
a place that is in a natural state
b)
streets in a city
c)
sand dunes in the desert
d)
area that has been cleared for farming
3.
My brother is going to college to be a naturalist. What is a naturalist?
a)
person who comes from another country
b)
person who puts out forest fires
c)
person who enjoys camping and fishing
d)
a person who studies living things
4.
We want to preserve this beautiful forest. What does preserve mean?
a)
divide
b)
manage
c)
save
d)
replant
5.
The ballet dancers were impressive! What does impressive mean?
a)
expensive
b)
boring
c)
amazing
d)
interesting
6.
What species is that animal? What does species mean?
a)
color
b)
type
c)
shape
d)
height
7.
The hikers fell on the slopes. What are slopes?
a)
pile of rocks
b)
frozen pond
c)
sides of a mountain
d)
grassy meadows
8.
The people on the ship could see the glacier. What is a glacier?
a)
huge mass of ice
b)
high waterfall
c)
deep valley
d)
snowy mountain top
9.
Which word is related to the root:
active?
active?
a)
intense
b)
creative
c)
internal
d)
action
10.
Which word is related to the root:
graphics?
graphics?
a)
phrase
b)
telegraph
c)
grapevine
d)
rap
11.
Which word is related to the root:
visibly?
visibly?
a)
devise
b)
vital
c)
decision
d)
invisible
12.
Which word is related to the root:
impressed?
impressed?
a)
present
b)
import
c)
explode
d)
impressive
13.
Which word is related to the root:
protection?
protection?
a)
detect
b)
station
c)
program
d)
nation
14.
What is the definition of the word enormous as used in the story?
a)
covered in bark
b)
rare
c)
very old
d)
very large
15.
What is the definition of the word cinnamon as it is used in the passage?
a)
dusty
b)
color
c)
smell
d)
spice
16.
The average size of a bear is 200 pounds.
What is the meaning of average as it is used in the sentence?
What is the meaning of average as it is used in the sentence?
a)
typical
b)
rare
c)
blackest
d)
largest
17.
A simile compares two things using the words...
a)
this or that
b)
like or as
c)
though and so
d)
maybe and because
18.
What is the meaning of the word reintroduced as it is used in the passage?
a)
moved elsewhere
b)
put back in an area where something used to live
c)
made tame
d)
mixed in
19.
How can you determine the meaning of the word reintroduced?
a)
"re" which means "again"
b)
"in" which means "without"
c)
"re" which means "against"
d)
"in" which means "not"
20.
the use of language to create a beautiful or forceful picture in the reader’s mind
a)
imagery
b)
visualize
c)
picture
d)
image
21.
a word part added to the END of the base word
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
c)
affix
22.
a piece of writing that tells about a personal experience written in 1st person
a)
story
b)
expository composition
c)
personal narrative
d)
fable
23.
the most important thing the author has to say about a topic
a)
quote
b)
main idea
c)
detail
d)
story structure
24.
words that share the same base word or root but may have different affixes
a)
related words
b)
multiple meaning words
c)
vocabulary words
d)
confusing words
25.
a suffix meaning “act of, result of, or state of” ex: action
a)
-ive
b)
-ion
c)
re-
26.
the way a text is organized (titles, heading, underlined or bold words, context clues)
a)
story structure
b)
contents
c)
text structure
d)
table of contents
27.
he pieces of information that helps the reader know more about the main idea
a)
comments
b)
stuff
c)
points
d)
details
28.
a suffix meaning “tending to or inclined to” ex: informative
a)
-ion
b)
-ive
c)
re-
d)
un-
29.
word parts added to the beginning or end of a base word (prefixes and suffixes)
a)
prefix
b)
suffix
c)
affixes
d)
parts
30.
genre that tells the reader about real people, places, or events
a)
expository text
b)
narrative
c)
descriptive essay
31.
suffix meaning “one who is an expert in” ex: artist
a)
-ion
b)
-ive
c)
-ist
32.
Why do people need to be careful with their food at Yosemite?
a)
Litter
b)
No grocery stores
c)
animals depend on you
d)
bears can get to it
33.
Which one of these descriptions DOES NOT tell you about the size of a sequoia?
a)
40 feet around
b)
more than 3,000 years
c)
300 feet tall
d)
largest species of tree
34.
Why did the sheep get wiped out?
a)
disease, lack of food, and hunters
b)
hunters, temperature, altitude
c)
lack of food, lack of water, lack of strength
d)
disease, sickness, injuries
35.
enormous means...
a)
very large
b)
covered in bark
c)
very old
d)
rare
36.
How would you describe cinnamon based on this week's story?
a)
dusty looking
b)
smells strong
c)
spice to cook with
d)
reddish brown in color
37.
Choose the park that the US government owns...
a)
Yosemite National Park
b)
Johnny Henderson City Park
38.
-ness
a)
quality of
b)
an expert in
39.
-ist
a)
having the quality of
b)
being an expert in
40.
-ive
a)
intending to or inclined to
b)
having the quality of
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