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Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Using your context clues, what is a rainforest?

a)

A cool, dark layer on the ground

b)

A place where animals live

c)

A rainy place with tall trees

d)

A tall tree that grows in a forest

2.

What does the diagram help the reader understand about the article "The Rainforest Layers"?

a)

It helps readers see how tall the different trees are in a rainforest.

b)

It helps readers see how the different layers in a rainforest are organized.

c)

It helps readers see the amount of rain a rainforest gets in one year.

d)

It helps readers see the different animals that live in a rainforest.

3.

How many layers are in the rainforest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

What is the thickest layer of the rainforest?

a)

Canopy layer

b)

Understory

c)

Forest floor

d)

Emergent layer

5.

What is the bottom layer of the rainforest?

(a)  

6.

In The understory , what types of animals are there in that layer

a)

snakes and leopards owls, bats, insects, frogs, iguanas, and various other animals.

b)

deer, pigs, and snakes

c)

insects and spider

d)

birds, insects, and reptiles of all sort

7.

This is the top layer of trees. These trees are usually at least 100 feet tall. Their branches and leaves form an umbrella over the rest of the layers. Who am i

a)

The understory

b)

The forest floor

c)

The canopy

d)

The Emergent layer.

8.
How does the Amazon Rainforest get its name?
a)
It is Amaz-ing.
b)
It is named after the Amazon River.
c)
It is in South America.
d)
It is a rainforest.
9.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
10.
What is shown in the following picture?
a)
conservation
b)
desertification
c)
deforestation
d)
erosion
11.
Which country is home to the Amazon rainforest?
a)
Brazil
b)
Congo
c)
England
d)
Indonesia
12.
___________ of all the world's plants and animals live in the rainforest.
a)
Over half
b)
One tenth
c)
One third
d)
One quarter
13.
Which of these reasons explain why trees shouldn't be cut down?
a)
Many natural medicines are found in the rainforest.
b)
Trees are needed for paper and building
c)
Deforestation provides jobs
d)
The trees will just grow back anyway.
14.
The Amazon Rainforest helps convert ______________ into clean breathable air.
a)
hydrogen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
helium
d)
plants
15.
Trees 
a)
take in carbon dioxide  and release oxygen
b)
take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
c)
take in oxygen and release oxygen
d)
take in carbon dioxide and release carbon dioxide
16.

What does the word ADAPTATION mean?

a)

how much sun shines on the rainforest floor

b)

how living things change to survive

c)

how much carbon dioxide is in the air

d)

how much rain an area gets

17.

Why would a plant on the rainforest floor need large, wide, broad leaves?

a)

to collect as much rain as possible

b)

to collect as much carbon dioxide as possible

c)

to scare off animals that would eat it

d)

to collect as much sunlight as possible

18.

Where can you find insects like spiders and ants in the rainforest?

a)

The emergent layer

b)

There are no spiders in the rainforest

c)

The forest floor layer

d)

In my house

19.

Which layer does the red-eyed frog belong to?

a)

The understory layer

b)

The emergent layer

c)

The forest floor

d)

In a park

20.

How many layers are there in the rainforest?

a)

1

b)

100

c)

4

d)

There are no layers

21.

Which of the following geographical areas does not have a Rainforest?

a)

Africa

b)

Central America

c)

North America

d)

Southern Asia

22.
This type of writing considers similarities and differences.
a)
description
b)
compare & contrast
c)
order & sequence
d)
cause & effect
23.
In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.
a)
cause & effect
b)
problem & solution
c)
order & sequence
d)
compare & contrast
24.
In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve,or solution.
a)
cause & effect
b)
problem & solution
c)
order & sequence
d)
compare & contrast
25.
This type of writing gives information step-by-step.
a)
cause & effect
b)
problem & solution
c)
order & sequence 
d)
compare & contrast
26.
The sun shone bright yellow in a cloudless blue sky. A faint haze rose from the glistening pavement, suggesting steam rising off a hot surface.
a)
description
b)
compare & contrast
c)
order & sequence
d)
problem & solution
27.

2. Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

a)

The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

b)

The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

c)

The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

28.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

a)

using your own words

b)

the summary has to be shorter than the text

c)

copy the exact words from the text

29.

Which best describes a summary?

a)

a really long detailed piece of writing

b)

the entire text told in your own words

c)

only the main ideas and important details of a text

30.

A summary...

a)

must be really long

b)

has to be in your own words

c)

has to be copied straight from the book

31.
Find the preposition:
Grace held the leash around her wrist.
a)
held
b)
leash
c)
around
d)
wrist
32.
Find the preposition:
Jessica left before lunchtime.
a)
before
b)
left
c)
lunchtime
d)
Jessica
33.
Find the preposition:
Riley walked across the street.
a)
RIley
b)
across
c)
street
d)
walked
34.

Green turtles live in the ocean. People used to hunt them to make turtle soup, as well as for their meat. They also were hunted because people wanted to use their skin for leather. As a result, the green turtle population is much lower than it used to be.

What is the text structure?

a)

Descriptitve

b)

Sequence

c)

Compare & Contrast

d)

Cause & Effect

e)

Problem & Solution

35.

Arizona was the last land continental state to become part of the United States. Officially, Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. Since 1919, Arizona's beautiful Grand Canyon has been attracting tourists. Recently, Arizona celebrated its 100th birthday on February 14, 2012.

a)

Cause & effect

b)

despcription

c)

sequence

d)

problem & solution

e)

compare and contrast