A Tree is a Plant Comprehension Test

What must happen BEFORE an apple seed can grow?

• It must blow away.

• It must get in a pond.

• It must get wet and warm.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What does an apple tree look like when it STARTS to grow?

• It is green and tall.

• It is small with two leaves.

• It is big with lots of apples.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

What does an apple tree look like AFTER seven years?

• It is still small.

• It has lost its branches.

• It is so tall you can stand under it.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

What can you see on an apple tree when the blossoms fall off?

• ripe red apples

• small green apples

• the roots of the tree

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

How do roots help an apple tree?

• They take water away.

• They make food for the tree.

• They give it water and hold it in the ground.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What happens to the leaves BEFORE winter?

• They get apples.

• They get big and green.

• They get brown and fall.

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.3

How is bark like a coat?

• It helps the tree grow.

• It goes around the tree.

• It comes off in the summer.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read this sentence about roots from the article.

Some of them are as small as hairs.

How are roots like hairs?

• They are fat.

• They are big.

• They are thin.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Use the articles "A Tree Is a Plant" and "Grow, Apples, Grow!" to answer.

How are the two articles ALIKE?

• Both are about apple trees.

• Both are about many kinds of trees.

• Both are about foods you can make with apples.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.K.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.K.6

Use the articles "A Tree Is a Plant" and "Grow, Apples, Grow!" to answer.

How are the two articles DIFFERENT?

• "A Tree Is a Plant" tells about the life of an apple tree.

• "A Tree Is a Plant" tells about how to take care of an apple tree.

• "A Tree Is a Plant" tells about an apple tree in the spring.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.K.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.K.6