Mama Miti Comprehension

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

Wangari always says "Thayu Nyumba" after she helps the women. What does that mean?

• Peace, me people

• Plant a tree

• Wisdom to you

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

Which words best describe Wangari?

• wise and kind

• mean and selfish

• wise and stubborn

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What does Mama Miti mean?

• Our Mother

• Mother of Trees

• Mean Mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Where does this story take place?

• a mountainside

• the forest

• Kenya

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3