Excerpt from Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace NYS 2019

What idea is developed in paragraphs 4 through 7?

• Wangari and her mother want to plant more trees.

• Mugumo trees are important to people and animals.

• Mugumo trees can provide shade to many people.

• 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?

• She likes to think about plants.

• She wants to keep learning.

• She imagines ways to help others.

• She believes in working together.

How are the details in paragraphs 13 and 14 organized?

• as a description of how animal habitats changed

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

• as a comparison of the village before and after the government sold the land

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

Paragraphs 17 and 18 explain that Wangari spread her idea by

• sharing it with women around the country

• giving it the name Green Belt Movement

• watching the land in Kenya turn green again

• planting trees herself everywhere she went

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

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

• People change their traditions and customs with each generation.

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

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

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

• It describes advice Wangari followed.

• It describes how Wangari solved a problem.

• It explains how Wangari felt about trees.

• 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?

• from the school she attended in the capital city

• from the government of her country

• from the women of the village where she grew up

• from what her mother taught her as a girl