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Arbor Day Square Unit 3 Lesson 6

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the settlers come from?

a)

Europe

b)

Eastern area of America (Back East)

c)

Antarctica

d)

a nearby place

2.

What genre (type of story) is Arbor Day Square?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Biography

c)

Historical Fiction

3.

How did the town pay for the trees?

a)

sold food

b)

money in a basket

c)

tap dancing

d)

won the lottery

4.

Who is Megan Anne?

a)

Queen Anna of Arendelle

b)

The mayor of the town

c)

Daughter of Katie and Danny O'Brien

5.

What is the setting for Arbor Day Square?

a)

Target

b)

California

c)

small town on the prairie

6.

What was missing in the town?

a)

grocery store

b)

trees

c)

Chick Fil A

d)

school

7.

Why did the town need trees?

a)

Climbing, shade, and beauty.

b)

To decorate for the holidays.

8.

What is a synonym for a soft noise?

a)

whistle

b)

clanging

c)

rustle

9.

What is a synonym for precious?

a)

shiny

b)

valuable

c)

beautiful

10.

What does the word order mean in the following sentence?

Mrs. Beck gave her order to the server at the restaurant.

a)

request

b)

make bigger

c)

backpack

11.

What is so special about the flowering dogwood tree?

a)

it was the most expensive tree

b)

planted in memory of Katie's mother

c)

it is the largest tree they planted

12.

How do you know the story happened long ago? Choose 2.

a)

log houses, and travel by train

b)

cell phones

c)

style of clothing

d)

the type of trees they planted

13.

He took a_________________breath and started to run

a)

cheap

b)

deep

c)

fiery

d)

fleeting

14.

The small trees were just __________waiting to be planted.

a)

stems

b)

flowers

c)

saplings

d)

bushes

15.

We took grandmother to the train _____________so she could go back home after her visit.

a)

store

b)

shack

c)

depot

d)

school

16.

She put the horses in the _____________for the night and shut the doors.

a)

table

b)

house

c)

stable

d)

pond

17.

Her diamonds were the most _________________gems she owned.

a)

practical

b)

precious

c)

painted

d)

putrid

18.

She placed an ________________for seeds for the garden.

a)

opera

b)

ogre

c)

order

d)

anger

19.

The colt's legs were long and ________________.

a)

green

b)

spindly

c)

spiked

20.

The men formed a bucket ___________________to put out the fire.

a)

barge

b)

bandit

c)

bridge

d)

brigade

21.

The ______________________on the brush were stiff and brown.

a)

brisket

b)

bristles

c)

brakes

d)

blisters

22.

We watched the fire _____________________through the canyon.

a)

sweep

b)

sweat

c)

swan

d)

swim

23.

We heard the leaves __________________ when the wind blew.

a)

chortle

b)

rustle

c)

wrestle

d)

wrinkle

24.

The flower were _____________________on the dogwood tree.

a)

blinking

b)

blooming

c)

bleeding

d)

baking

25.

Do you think you know these vocabulary words?

a)

Sure thing! I know them all!

b)

I am pretty sure I know them.

c)

No, these are too hard to learn.

d)

Who knows? I guess I will have to wait for the test and see.

26.

Which word means "make a soft noise?"

a)

rustle

b)

depot

c)

bristle

d)

sapling

27.

What does "order" mean in this sentence: I want to order a new pair of shoes.

a)

make bigger

b)

request

c)

tell my friends about

d)

create myself

28.

Why does the phrase"See you here again next year" important in the story?

a)

People like to look at birds.

b)

The trees look pretty.

c)

Trees don't usually grow on the prairie.

d)

Tree planting has become a tradition.

29.

Where did the settlers in the story come from?

a)

California

b)

back East

c)

a close town

d)

Japan

30.

What is an example of descriptive words?

a)

they know it

b)

now I have

c)

shining red apple

d)

everything is

31.

How does the town pay for the new trees?

a)

They put on a big concert and fair.

b)

Everybody gave some money.

c)

People sold baskets of food.

d)

The mayor paid for it.

32.

Why does Katie laugh when Megan shakes her head?

a)

Katie's dad is Megan's grandpa.

b)

The square was a beautiful place.

c)

There was a lot of food for the picnic.

d)

She knows Megan is unsure about the trees, just like she was.

33.

What is the setting of "Arbor Day Square?"

a)

present day California

b)

Japan, in the past

c)

a new town on the prairie, in the past

d)

Harlem, in the past

34.

What was missing in the town?

a)

Trees

b)

Dogs

c)

People

d)

Buildings

35.

How do you know "Arbor Day Square" takes place in the past? Select all the correct answers.

a)

Supplies come by train.

b)

Katie had a toy dolly.

c)

Houses were built by logs.

d)

Families enjoyed picnics together.

36.

Why was the dogwood tree special?

a)

It was the most beautiful tree.

b)

It was planted in memory of Katie's mother.

c)

It was the most expensive tree.

d)

It was the only flowering tree.

37.

Why is Arbor Day important to the town? Select all the correct responses.

a)

Trees give you oxygen.

b)

Trees look pretty.

c)

The community worked together to improve their town.

d)

The planting of trees became a tradition.

38.

in flower

a)

blooming

b)

bristles

c)

sapling

39.

to be full or covered by something

a)

blooming

b)

bristles

c)

sapling

40.

a group of people organized for a specific purpose

a)

depot

b)

brigade

c)

deep

41.

great in degree or intense

a)

depot

b)

brigade

c)

deep

42.

a railroad station or bus terminal

a)

depot

b)

brigade

c)

deep

43.

a request for goods

a)

order

b)

sweep

c)

deep

44.

to move bring or carry with a swift movement

a)

spindly

b)

sweep

c)

deep

45.

having a tall, slender shape

a)

spindly

b)

sweep

c)

deep

46.

buildings where horses and cattle are kept

a)

stables

b)

sweep

c)

deep

47.

having great value or cost

a)

precious

b)

sweep

c)

deep

48.

young trees

a)

blooming

b)

bristles

c)

sapling

49.

to make a serious of soft, fluttering sounds

a)

rustle

b)

sweep

c)

deep

50.

What genre (type of story) is Arbor Day Square?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Biography

c)

Historical Fiction

51.

How did the town pay for the trees?

a)

sold food

b)

money in a basket

c)

tap dancing

d)

won the lottery

52.

Which word means "in flower, or blossoming"?

a)

brigade

b)

blooming

c)

saplings

d)

spindly

53.

Which word means "young trees"?

a)

saplings

b)

blooming

c)

bristle

d)

spindly

54.

We took grandmother to the train _____________so she could go back home after her visit.

a)

store

b)

shack

c)

depot

d)

school