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"A Tree is Growing" Reading Assessment

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word absorb mean in the sentence below?

Lee used all of the paper towels to absorb the spilled milk.

a)

drink

b)

explain

c)

soak up

d)

play with

2.

What does the word store mean in the sentence below?

A squirrel will store its food in a few different locations.

a)

eat

b)

share

c)

put away

d)

get rid of

3.

What does the word tropical mean in the sentence below?

I will pack only summer clothing to take to the tropical island.

a)

desert

b)

Hawaiian

c)

place with hot weather

d)

place with cold weather

4.

What does the word dissolve mean in the sentence below?

If you don't chew the hard candy, it will dissolve in your mouth.

a)

stay

b)

melt

c)

taste bad

d)

taste sweet

5.

What are the oldest known living trees on earth?

a)

white pines

b)

baobab trees

c)

empress trees

d)

bristlecone trees

6.

What do you learn about maple syrup from the text and graphic features?

a)

It is sweet.

b)

It is liquid.

c)

It is made of boiled sap.

d)

It is made of maple tree branches.

7.

What do tree roots do?

a)

absorb water

b)

make mushrooms grow

c)

deposit salt into the soil

d)

protect the tree from earthworms

8.

What do you learn from the pictures of tree bark and their captions?

a)

All bark looks alike.

b)

Bark always has spines.

c)

Bark is always very smooth.

d)

Bark can help you identify trees.

9.

Acorns are what park of an oak tree?

a)

branches

b)

flowers

c)

roots

d)

seeds

10.

What are tiny particles found in soil called?

a)

banyans

b)

beetles

c)

minerals

d)

pipelines

11.

From the picture of the honey locust bark, what can you guess about the spines?

a)

They are old.

b)

They are soft.

c)

They are sharp.

d)

They are young.

12.

Water from the roots moves through which tree layer?

a)

xylem

b)

phloem

c)

cambium

d)

outer bark

13.

Which word has the SAME sound as the k in shark?

a)

kind

b)

knife

c)

knight

d)

know

14.

Which word begins with the SAME sound as the word quick?

a)

city

b)

know

c)

queen

d)

under