The Ever-Living Tree

Which of these events in the life of the coast redwood happened LAST?

• The sapwood layer developed to carry water and nutrients.

• A new tree began to grow up near the redwood's broken trunk.

• The heartwood layer formed to help the tree stand straight and tall.

• The tree grew to a height of 250 feet and measured 50 feet around the bottom.

Which sentence from the article contains a simile?

• "Its new rings of wood grew closer together like the pages of a book."

• "Another, smaller fire swept through the forest clearing away loose brush..."

• "Its twisted roots sent root crown sprouts up...encircling the tree in a fairy circle."

• "Dense fibers in the tree snuffed out the flames again before there was any danger."

What does the diagram in the article help the reader understand?

• the parts of a glacier

• the parts of a catapult

• the parts of a redwood tree

• the parts of a mountain range

Why does the author include a map in the article?

• to show Columbus's route to the New World

• to show where Alexander's ancient empire was

• to show where the redwoods grow around the world

• to show where the African kingdom of Kanem was

Why does the author include the icons in the article?

• to show the different types of trees

• to compare the past with the present

• to show what plants need in order to grow

• to indicate human events and redwood events

What does the word pretest mean in the sentence below?

Mr. Duffy gave his students a math pretest.

• materials for teaching math

• test after something is taught

• worksheet for practicing math

• test before something is taught

What does the timeline in the article "The Ever-Living Tree" show?

• all the events that occurred before the coast redwood grew

• major world events that were occurring while the coast redwood grew

• how the coast redwood compared to other trees over thousands of years

• only the important events that occurred in Europe while the dinosaurs lived

How does the author organize ideas in the sentences below?

Time passed and the new tree grew quickly. It spread its shallow roots far out under the floor of the forest. Its bark grew thicker.

• by sequence of events

• by order of importance

• by problem and solution

• be comparison and contrast

Which sentence below contains a simile?

• "They stretched their webs wherever they could."

• "The older sapwood became the heartwood of the tree."

• "The outside of the tree looked like an apartment house for spiders."

• "Dozens of trapping spiders looked for spaces up and down the thick, uneven bark of the tree."

Which of these phrases from the article does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?

• "Years went by"

• "Time went on"

• "until the late fifth century"

• "Almost nine thousand miles southeast"