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WorksheetsMama Miti
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What did Wangari notice after looking at the woman's hands?
She noticed the woman had strong hands.
She noticed the woman's hands were full of scars.
She noticed the woman's hands were soiled and dry.
What did Wangari tell the poor woman who needed food to do?
Wangari told her to get a job
Wangari told her to plant a mubiru muiru tree
Wangari shared a meal with her
Wangari always says "Thayu Nyumba" after she helps the women. What does that mean?
Peace, me people
Plant a tree
Wisdom to you
Read paragraphs 16-18. What is the probem?
A woman's goats were starving
A woman's chickens were being stolen
A woman and her daughters didn't have any food
Which words best describe Wangari?
wise and kind
mean and selfish
wise and stubborn
What is the author's purpose for writing this story?
to entertain the reader with a story about trees
to inform us about a place named Kenya
to inform the reader about a woman who helped her country
What does Mama Miti mean?
Our Mother
Mother of Trees
Mean Mother
Why is Mama Miti a good name for Wangari?
She would refresh her body and spirit by sitting under trees.
She loved planting trees and sold the seedlings at the market
She respects trees and helped many women by having them plant trees
How was Wangari able to help her country?
The land was once again filled with trees.
She was able to feed all the people in her country.
She was able to provide jobs for all her people.
Where does this story take place?
a mountainside
the forest
Kenya
What is the theme of this story?
Love your neighbor
Helping others is rewarding
Always plant a tree
What do we learn about Wangari in Paragraph 38?
She always says Thayu Nyumba, Peace My People
She knows that mukuyu tree, or ancient fig tree, filters streams
She taught her people the wisdom of peace with nature
The author includes paragraphs 3 and 4 most likely to show that Wangari —-
was not planning to go back to the village
did not forget the importance of growing trees
was not planning to help her village
did not like working in the city
Based on paragraph 15‚ what can the reader tell about Wangari?
She was becoming famous within the women in Kenya.
She was not liked by many women in Kenya.
She didn’t like being bothered.
She only liked mukinduri trees.
What does the word lamenting mean in paragraph 32?
believes passed down among groups of people
screaming really loud
expressing feelings of sadness
testing scientifically
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
explain to the reader how they can plant trees and where they can plant the
entertain the reader with a story of magical trees in the forest of Kenya
inform the reader of different trees that can only be planted in Kenya
inform the reader about a woman who used her knowledge of trees to help other women in Kenya
Read this sentence from paragraph 32.
touch
taste
sound
sight
Which sentence completes the diagram?
A woman did not have shelter.
A woman had too much food for her family but not for animals
A woman did not have food to feed the animals.
A woman was having problems with wild animals coming at night and eating her chickens.
Which word is an synonym of offering in paragraph 38?
take away
give
deny
withdraw
With which statement about Mama Miti would the author most likely agree?
Many people did not like her.
She was very wise.
She did not like nature
She only knew two type of trees.
What is the meaning of the word traditions as it is used in paragraph 3?
family members
customs passed down among a group of people
formal religious public events
customs passed by children to adults
Which sentence best helps the reader understand that Mama Miti made a difference throughout the world?
Kenya was strong once more, strong and peaceful.
Wangari changed a country, tree by tree.
And now she is teaching the rest of the world.
Peace, my people
