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

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

5th Grade

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

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

Assessment

Passage

English

5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Madison Brunell

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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