The Life Cycle of a Sunflower

What Genre does "The Life Cycle of a Sunflower" belong to?

• Informational text

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Fantasy

Why do you think the author wrote this selection?

• To make you feel sad.

• To make you laugh.

• To give you information.

• To show you how to make something.

How does a sunflower begin?

• As a full grown sunflower.

• As a seed.

• As a stem.

• At the store.

What do sunflowers need to grow?

• Vitamins

• Cheeseburgers

• Pizza

• Water

What happens after the sunflower seed gets sunlight, soil, and water?

• It dies.

• It sprouts.

• It stops growing.

• It grows into a rose.

What does the heading "Growing" on page 68 tell us this selection is going to be about?

• That the sunflower begins as a seed.

• That the sunflower is yellow.

• That in the fall the sunflower bends and its seeds scatter

• That the stem peeks out of the soil and the flower bud forms.

What does it mean when the author says "The life cycle continues"?

• That the sunflower will never grow again.

• That the flowers aren't real.

• That the life cycle of the sunflower begins again.

• That sunflower come back as a different type of flower.

How does the title of the selection help you know this is an informational text?

• It tells us it's about a frog

• It tells us it is about a real plant

• It tells us it's about a fake plant

• . Title doesn't help at all

Why does the author use a glossary?

• Because he ran out of what to say.

• Because it helps the reader to better see what the selection is about.

• Because the glossary helps the reader know what some words mean.

• Because it looks cool.

How is "The life Cycle of the Sunflower" similiar to "The Life Cycle of the Frog"?

• They are both living things.

• They both follow a sequence.

• They both follow a cycle over and over again.

• All of the above.