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WorksheetsCactus Hotel
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who is the author of Cactus Hotel?
Megan Lloyd
Brenda Z. Guiberson
Megan Guiberson
Brenda Llyod
Who is the illustrator of Cactus Hotel?
Brenda Z. Guiberson
Megan Llyod
About how many seeds are in the bright-red fruit of the saguaro cactus?
200
100
2,000
20,000
According to the text on page 6, how do the seeds from the fruit get spread?
The seeds blow in the wind.
The seeds fall out of the fruit.
The seeds grow off of the fruit.
The seeds fall off of the pack rats whiskers under the paloverde tree.
After the rain falls in the desert on page 8, what begins to sprout?
A flower begins to sprout.
A young cactus begins to sprout.
A paloverde tree begins to sprout.
A bush begins to sprout.
According to the text on page 10, how does the young cactus plant benefit from growing under the paloverde tree?
The young cactus plant is protected from the hot summer sun and cold winters night because of the paloverde tree.
The young cactus is eaten by ants because of the paloverde tree.
The young cactus is a seedling.
The young cactus can have spiny sides because of the paloverde tree.
After how many years is the cactus four inches tall?
ten years
four years
2 years
three years
When is a cactus able to pull in water with its long roots to look fat, according to page 11?
2 days after a rainstorm
When the sun is shining
After a rainstorm
During a rainstorm
According to page 12, why does the cactus look thin?
It is growing taller and stretching out.
Since there has been no rain, it used up its water.
The cactus is dying.
The cactus is going to fall over.
After twenty-five years, the cactus is _____________ tall.
two inches
two meters
2 feet
25 feet
After how many years is the cactus ten feet tall?
10 years
15 years
25 years
50 years
According to page 14, what happens for the very first time?
The cactus stands tall and strong.
White and yellow flowers appear at the top of the cactus.
The cactus falls down.
The cactus grows next to the paloverde tree.
According to pages 14 and 15, what happens in the spring for one night only?
The flowers grow.
The flowers will open for one night only.
The flowers will close.
The flowers fall off.
Read the sentence on page 15 from Cactus Hotel.
"They beckon like a welcoming signal across the desert."
Who is the author referring to when she says "they"?
The cactus
The flowers
The birds
The bees
According to page 15, what is NOT an animal mentioned that comes to the cactus for its nectar?
snakes
birds
bees
bats
According to page 16, who comes to eat the bright-red fruit filled with black seeds?
Humans
Jackrabbits
Gila Woodpeckers
Bees
Read page 17 of Cactus Hotel. What words would be the best synonym for "hotel".
barn
home
box
tree
Read the sentence from Cactus Hotel.
"He bores into the flesh of the cactus.
What is a synonym for the word "bore"?
makes a hole
fills a hole
put people to sleep
wakes people up
According to page 19, how does a reader know that the cactus is not harmed by the hole the woodpecker has made?
The woodpecker puts a band-aid over the hole.
The cactus starts to grow back where the hole is formed.
The cactus forms a scab all around the hole.
The cactus is going to die.
According to the text, what is ONE benefit that the woodpecker gets from building a nest in the cactus?
It gets a weatherproof nest.
It gets a warm nest on hot, dry days.
It gets a cool nest on frosty nights.
It gets to kick out other birds that come to visit.
How does the cactus benefit from the woodpecker making a nest in it?
The woodpecker scares off the other birds from living in the cactus.
The woodpecker eats the insects that can bring disease to the cactus.
The woodpecker brings water and waters the cactus.
The woodpecker keeps the cactus warm.
After ___________ years, the cactus hotel is __________ feet tall.
sixty, 8
8, sixty
sixty, eighteen
eighteen, sixty
At 60 years old, what does the cactus add to give it more space?
spines
more animals
flowers
an arm
According to page 20, all of the following animals have moved into the cactus EXCEPT _____________?
a white-winged dove
an elf owl
a butterfly
a woodpecker
After reading page 20, which answer best describe how the animals feel living in the cactus and why?
They do not like it because it is too high.
They feel safe because they are high up where nothing can reach them.
They feel unsafe because a coyote is waiting to eat them.
They feel happy because the cactus grew an arm.
At what age does the cactus finally stop growing?
25 years old
100 years old
200 years old
150 years old
At what age is the cactus fifty feet tall and has seven long branches?
5 years old
200 years old
150 years old
50 years old
At age 150, the cactus weighs _____________ tons, about as much as five automobiles.
two
three
six
eight
According to page 25, what do the animals come for in the spring each year?
The animals come for a special treat of chocolate milk.
The animals come for the bitter sweet candy that grows on the cactus.
The animals come for a new home.
The animals come for the special treat of nectar and juicy red fruit.
After ___________ years, the old cactus sways in a gust of wind and falls with a thud to the sandy floor.
two
twelve
twenty
two hundred
Once the cactus has fallen, creatures that prefer to live down low move in. All of the follow move into the cactus, EXCEPT ______________.
millipedes
gila woodpeckers
ants
termites
After the cactus has fallen, what remains after many months on the desert floor?
wood ribs that supported the cactus
tiny spines
birds
flowers
The saguaro cactus can only be found in the Sonoran Desert of ______________________ and ____________________. (hint: page 32).
Southern Mexico; Northern Arizona
Southern Arizona; Northern Mexico
What does a saguaro cactus do to keep water stored in it over a period of time? (Hint: page 32)
The cactus hoards the water in its trunk.
The cactus leaks water.
The cactus drinks up the water quickly.
The cactus stores the water in its broad leaves.
If a cactus takes in too much water, what can happen to it according to the text on page 32?
The cactus will grow taller.
The cactus will swell up and burst.
The cactus will leak the water into the ground.
The cactus will not take in any more water.
Does the cactus have any wood? (Hint: page 32)
Yes. It has long, straight rods inside of it.
No. It is made of all flesh.
Humans value the wood in a cactus for building materials. Which of the following is NOT something the text mentions that they use for building materials? (Hint: page 32)
roofs
fences
fuel
window frames
Who are "cactus rustlers"? (Hint: page 32)
People who illegally uproot saguaros and sell them.
People who wrestling the tall saguaros to the ground for money.
