WorksheetsThe Lorax Comprehension Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
*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.
The Once-ler understands what the meaning of Unless means
An axe whacks the last truffula tree
The Once-ler tells of his arrival in a glorious place
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."
To emphasize the meaning UNLESS
To persuade the reader to take care of the Lorax
To emphasize that someone needs to care or no one would
How were the Lorax and the Once-ler similar?
The Once-ler took his job seriously and the Lorax did not
The Once-ler was greedy and the Lorax was selfish
The Once-ler was demanding and the Lorax was bossy
How did the Once-ler change throughout the story?
He began selfish and realized he felt guilty
He began careless and realized he was mysterious
He began guilty and became careless
What caused the Once-ler to chop down four Truffula trees with one smacker?
He needed to make Thneeds slower
He wanted to speed up his Thneed production
He would need four Truffula trees to make one Thneed
What was the main event in the story that made the story change its events?
The Lorax took leave of this place
The Bar-ba-loots left the Truffula fruits
The Once-ler cuts down four Truffula trees in one smacker
Why are the Truffula trees so important?
They are pretty so we need to keep them
The trees provide a home to many characters in the story
The Once-ler needs the Truffula trees to make Thneeds
What is the meaning of the word pollution?
to pollute
to pollinate
to publish
Another word for greedy is...
selfish
guilty
valuable
Truffula trees are valuable because...
They provide homes to the Bar-ba-loots
Truffula fruits are used to make Thneeds
The Truffula trees are pretty for the environment
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..."
The Lorax goes away because the Once-ler told him to go
The Lorax is sad and the Once-ler feels guilty after he left
The once-ler is happy that the Lorax is gone
Who is the Lorax? And where does he come from?
a creature who speaks for the Truffula trees
the owner of the Thneed factory in the forest
the boy who has the last Truffula seed to replant the Truffula forest
Why do all the animals leave after the Trufffula trees are gone?
There is no more food, and the forest is polluted
They are afraid of the Once-ler family
They find a better place to live
What does the word UNLESS mean on the stand where the Lorax once stood?
that unless people work hard, people won't make money
that unless people pay the Once-ler, he won't talk to them
that unless people care about the world, nothing will ever get better
Why does the Once-ler chop down the first Truffula tree?
The Once-ler wants them for his home
The Once-ler needs them for their soft, silky tuft
The Once-ler wants them to make what he needs
Why does the Lorax enter the story by saying "I am the Lorax, and I speak for the trees!"
He is the main character in the story
He speaks to the trees because the Once-ler can't
He speaks for the trees because the trees have no tongues
Why didn't the Once-ler listen to the Lorax's pleas for the trees?
He is greedy and selfish
He is rich and bossy
He is demanding and careless
What caused the Once-ler's factory to close?
his Thneeds quit selling
the family got sick and left
he cut the last Truffula tree down
