The Lorax

The Once-ler found a new region with an important natural resource. What was this natural resource?

• Humming-fish

• Swomee Swans

• Thneeds

• Truffula Trees

What did the Once-ler make with this natural resource?

• Needs

• Sweaters

• Teeds

• Thneeds

What are two words to describe the Lorax?

• advocate

• determined

• imaginative

• inventive

The Once-ler was feeling sorry for the Truffula Trees until something happened. What happened to change his mind back to being greedy?

• Business failed

• Death in the family

• People wanted Thneeds

• His family looked up to him

What caused the Brown Bar-ba-loots to leave?

• They lost their homes.

• There's nothing to eat.

• The water was not clean.

• There's too much smoke.

What is the effect of making the Once-ler's factory bigger? Check the box/boxes that answers the question.

• The pond became dirty.

• He had to fix the pipes.

• The Lorax abandoned the Once-ler.

• Smog and smoke surrounded the region.

The Once-ler business failed. What happened to cause the failure of this business?

• His family left him.

• The Lorax cursed him.

• Nobody wanted Thneeds.

• The last tree was cut down.

Give three negative effects when the Once-ler chopped the Truffula Trees.

What 3 environmental problems did the story illustrate?

• Air pollution

• Deforestation

• Overfishing

• Waste Production

• Water Pollution

What would you suggest the Once-ler do things differently if given a chance to do it all over again.