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WorksheetsLetters Home from Yosemite Comprehension
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
"Letters Home from Yosemite" is an expository text genre. What does this mean?
It is fictional.
It is an autobiography.
It is a text that tells about real people, places, and events.
It is a fairy tale.
What is Yosemite most known for around the world?
waterfalls
rock formations
lakes, meadows, and giant sequoias
All of the above
Which President of the United States began the process of protecting the wilderness around Yosemite?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Harry Truman
George Washington
In the middle of what mountain range is Yosemite located?
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Ozark Mountains
Appalachia Mountains
On average, about how many people visit the park every year?
35,000
3.5 million
3,500
35 trillion
The Native American Ahwahnceechee tribe called Bridalveil Creek "Pohono" because it means "spirit of the puffing wind". Why did they feel that was a good name for it?
Hard winds blow the winds sideways.
The waterfall creates a lot of wind.
There is no wind in that area.
The wind whistles through the trees.
How old is the Grizzly Giant?
270 years old
2,700 years old
27,000 years old
27 years old
What can you watch bats do while visiting the park?
swooping through the air to catch insects
attacking fish in the ponds
sleeping in nests
climbing the sequoias
What can you see at Glacier Point?
Yosemite Falls
El Capitan
Half Dome
All of the above
What is El Capitan mean in the Spanish language?
The Man
The Beast
The King
The Captain
What causes the ground to shake in the late spring and early summer?
earthquakes
volcano eruptions
so much water goes over the falls from the melting snow
the stampeding of bears
What is the park's highest mountain?
El Capitan
Yosemite Falls
Lyell
Glacier Point
What makes Tioga Pass different than other areas in the park?
It is so high, many different flowers and plants grow there that don't grow in the valley.
Wildlife is more abundant.
The road ends and becomes a hiking area.
The weather is much warmer.
What makes this statement an opinion?
"Yosemite is truly one of the most awesome places on Earth!"
Yosemite is on Earth
Yosemite is the most awesome place.
Yosemite has a variety of wildlife.
Yosemite is a national park.
Who was one of the first people to explore Yosemite?
a naturalist named John Muir
Christopher Columbus
Lewis and Clark
Yadier Molina
