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The Lorax Comprehension Test

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

*The Lorax pops out of the stump and speaks for the trees. *A chap buys the first Thneed for three ninety-eight. *_______________________

*The Lorax took leave of this place.

a)

The Once-ler understands what the meaning of Unless means

b)

An axe whacks the last truffula tree

c)

The Once-ler tells of his arrival in a glorious place

2.

What does the author mean when he says "...the word of Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

a)

To emphasize the meaning UNLESS

b)

To persuade the reader to take care of the Lorax

c)

To emphasize that someone needs to care or no one would

3.

How were the Lorax and the Once-ler similar?

a)

The Once-ler took his job seriously and the Lorax did not

b)

The Once-ler was greedy and the Lorax was selfish

c)

The Once-ler was demanding and the Lorax was bossy

4.

How did the Once-ler change throughout the story?

a)

He began selfish and realized he felt guilty

b)

He began careless and realized he was mysterious

c)

He began guilty and became careless

5.

What caused the Once-ler to chop down four Truffula trees with one smacker?

a)

He needed to make Thneeds slower

b)

He wanted to speed up his Thneed production

c)

He would need four Truffula trees to make one Thneed

6.

What was the main event in the story that made the story change its events?

a)

The Lorax took leave of this place

b)

The Bar-ba-loots left the Truffula fruits

c)

The Once-ler cuts down four Truffula trees in one smacker

7.

Why are the Truffula trees so important?

a)

They are pretty so we need to keep them

b)

The trees provide a home to many characters in the story

c)

The Once-ler needs the Truffula trees to make Thneeds

8.

What is the meaning of the word pollution?

a)

to pollute

b)

to pollinate

c)

to publish

9.

Another word for greedy is...

a)

selfish

b)

guilty

c)

valuable

10.

Truffula trees are valuable because...

a)

They provide homes to the Bar-ba-loots

b)

Truffula fruits are used to make Thneeds

c)

The Truffula trees are pretty for the environment

11.

What is the author telling us when the he says ..." Just gave me a glance, as he lifted himself by the seat of his pants. And I'll never forget the grim look on his face when he heisted himself and took leave of this place..."

a)

The Lorax goes away because the Once-ler told him to go

b)

The Lorax is sad and the Once-ler feels guilty after he left

c)

The once-ler is happy that the Lorax is gone

12.

Who is the Lorax? And where does he come from?

a)

a creature who speaks for the Truffula trees

b)

the owner of the Thneed factory in the forest

c)

the boy who has the last Truffula seed to replant the Truffula forest

13.

Why do all the animals leave after the Trufffula trees are gone?

a)

There is no more food, and the forest is polluted

b)

They are afraid of the Once-ler family

c)

They find a better place to live

14.

What does the word UNLESS mean on the stand where the Lorax once stood?

a)

that unless people work hard, people won't make money

b)

that unless people pay the Once-ler, he won't talk to them

c)

that unless people care about the world, nothing will ever get better

15.

Why does the Once-ler chop down the first Truffula tree?

a)

The Once-ler wants them for his home

b)

The Once-ler needs them for their soft, silky tuft

c)

The Once-ler wants them to make what he needs

16.

Why does the Lorax enter the story by saying "I am the Lorax, and I speak for the trees!"

a)

He is the main character in the story

b)

He speaks to the trees because the Once-ler can't

c)

He speaks for the trees because the trees have no tongues

17.

Why didn't the Once-ler listen to the Lorax's pleas for the trees?

a)

He is greedy and selfish

b)

He is rich and bossy

c)

He is demanding and careless

18.

What caused the Once-ler's factory to close?

a)

his Thneeds quit selling

b)

the family got sick and left

c)

he cut the last Truffula tree down