Module 3, Unit 1 Assessment

What information is learned from the picture and labels on page 15?

• where the plant takes in sunlight, air, water, and food

• where the plant parts are located

• where the plant makes food

Read the first paragraph on page 14. What does the word soil mean? Use the definition in the glossary.

• water and food

• a young plant

• the top layer of earth, which plants grow in

Using the diagram on page 15, what two things enter the plant through its roots?

• sunlight and air

• water and food

• soil and food

What is the main idea of paragraph 1 on page 14? What does the author describe?

• Roots help the plant soak up water and food from the soil.

• Plants need roots to help them grow.

• Plants need sunlight, soil, water, food, air, and space.

Read the second paragraph on page 14. What do plants make using sunlight and air?

• Plants make water using sunlight and air.

• Plants make seeds using sunlight and air.

• Plants make food using sunlight and air.

Roots soak up water. Leaves take in sunlight and air. Why is this important for the plant?

• The plant uses them to make food.

• The plant uses them to make space.

• The plant uses them to get sunlight.

Based on what you know about the words sun and light, what might the word sunlight mean?

• the light of the sun

• the star closest to Earth

• the heat from the sun

What is the main idea the author describes on pages 14 and 15 in this text?

• jobs that plant parts do

• things plants need to grow

• where plant parts are located

Which would be the quickest and easiest place to find all of the things plants need to grow?

• the text on page 14

• the diagram on page 15

• the green box on page 14

How do plants get sunlight?