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Camping with the President

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word indicated mean?

a)

explained

b)

found

c)

meant

d)

showed

2.

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word generations?

a)

eras

b)

inspirations

c)

organizations

d)

siblings

3.

What does the word sheer mean?

a)

active

b)

enormous

c)

steep

d)

valuable

4.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word encounter?

a)

avoidance

b)

emergency

c)

entrance

d)

possibility

5.

Read the dictionary entry below....

a)

debris

b)

emphasis

c)

encounter

d)

naturalist

6.

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word spectacular?

a)

magnificent

b)

odd

c)

ordinary

d)

uncommon

7.

A naturalist is a person who specializes in the study of _______.

a)

biology

b)

chemistry

c)

language

d)

nature

8.

What does the word debris mean?

a)

moveable items in a building

b)

scattered remains of something

c)

material of a particular kind

d)

piece of burning wood

9.

What inspired President Roosevelt to take a trip to the West?

a)

He had always wanted to travel West.

b)

He read a book titled Our National Parks.

c)

He wanted to go camping with John Muir.

d)

He wanted to get away from the Secret Service.

10.

What is the Grizzly Giant?

a)

the largest Grizzly Bear in the world

b)

a giant sequoia tree in the Mariposa Grove

c)

a steep waterfall in Yosemite National Park

d)

a huge granite boulder in Yosemite National Park

11.

Which problem did President Roosevelt face on his trip?

a)

He had to sleep in the wilderness.

b)

Wild animals threatened their safety.

c)

Charlie Leidig would not let him cook breakfast.

d)

Reporters and the Secret Service would not give him privacy.

12.

Why was President Roosevelt so upset that people had cut down sequoia trees?

a)

The sequoia wood was not useful.

b)

He wanted to use them for building fence posts.

c)

It would prevent future generations from seeing them.

d)

They were destroying the habitats of many wilderness animals.

13.

Based on text evidence, you can conclude that...

a)

President Roosevelt and John Muir became best friends.

b)

President Roosevelt took many trips West during his presidency.

c)

President Roosevelt planted sequoia trees on the White House property.

d)

President Roosevelt's trip West affected his views on land preservation.