Mama Miti Comprehension Test

The author includes paragraphs 3 and 4 most likely to show that Wangari —-

• was not planning to go back to the village

• did not forget the importance of growing trees

• was not planning to help her village

• did not like working in the city

Based on paragraph 15‚ what can the reader tell about Wangari?

• She was becoming famous within the women in Kenya.

• She was not liked by many women in Kenya.

• She didn’t like being bothered.

• She only liked mukinduri trees.

What does the word lamenting mean in paragraph 32?

• believes passed down among groups of people

• screaming really loud

• expressing feelings of sadness

• testing scientifically

The author wrote this selection most likely to —

• explain to the reader how they can plant trees and where they can plant the

• entertain the reader with a story of magical trees in the forest of Kenya

• inform the reader of different trees that can only be planted in Kenya

• inform the reader about a woman who used her knowledge of trees to help other women in Kenya

Read this sentence from paragraph 32.

• touch

• taste

• sound

• sight

Which sentence completes the diagram?

• A woman did not have shelter.

• A woman had too much food for her family but not for animals

• A woman did not have food to feed the animals.

• A woman was having problems with wild animals coming at night and eating her chickens.

Which word is an synonym of offering in paragraph 38?

• take away

• give

• deny

• withdraw

With which statement about Mama Miti would the author most likely agree?

• Many people did not like her.

• She was very wise.

• She did not like nature

• She only knew two type of trees.

What is the meaning of the word traditions as it is used in paragraph 3?

• family members

• customs passed down among a group of people

• formal religious public events

• customs passed by children to adults

Which sentence best helps the reader understand that Mama Miti made a difference throughout the world?

• Kenya was strong once more, strong and peaceful.

• Wangari changed a country, tree by tree.

• And now she is teaching the rest of the world.

• Peace, my people