SC READY Test Prep: Excerpt from Seeds of Change: Planting...

What idea is developed in paragraphs 4 through 7?

• A. Wangari and her mother want to plant more trees.

• B. Mugumo trees are important to people and animals.

• C. Mugumo trees can provide shade to many people.

• D. Wangari and her mother think education is important.

Read this sentence from paragraph 8 of the article.

Her mind was like a seed rooted in rich soil, ready to grow.

What does the sentence help the reader to understand about Wangari?

• A. She likes to think about plants

• B. She wants to keep learning.

• C. She imagines ways to help others

• D. She believes in working together.

How are the details in paragraphs 13 and 14 organized?

• A. as a description of how animal habitats changed

• B. as an explanation of the solution to a problem in the environment

• C. as a comparison of the village before and afer the government sold the land

• D. as a description of how a problem was caused in the area and its effects

Which sentence most likely expresses Wangari’s point of view?

• A. People can make the changes they want by working together with determination.

• B. People change their traditions and customs with each generation.

• C. People cannot rely on the government to help them in a time of need.

• D. People in other countries do not need to work as hard on the same problem.

Paragraphs 17 and 18 explain that Wangari spread her idea by

• A. sharing it with women around the country

• B. giving it the name Green Belt Movement

• C. watching the land in Kenya turn green again

• D. planting trees herself everywhere she went

How does the title of the article support a main idea?

• A. It describes advice Wangari followed.

• B. It describes how Wangari solved a problem.

• C. It explains how Wangari felt about trees.

• D. It explains which values Wangari’s village held.

Based on the information in the article, where did Wangari most likely get her idea for planting trees across Kenya?

• A. from the school she attended in the capital city

• B. from the government of her country

• C. from the women of the village where she grew up

• D. from what her mother taught her as a girl