"Allied With Green"_Modified Selection Test_Into Literature

Which of these is an important theme expressed throughout this story?

• People who garden are healthier and happier.

• People need water more than green spaces.

• People should respect and preserve nature.

• People invest in cities with green spaces.

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

• Because she like the color green, Lucy sees plants growing everywhere.

• Lucy likes the color green, and she sees plants growing everywhere.

• Lucy likes the color green.

• She sees plants growing everywhere.

The author uses a metaphor in paragraph 3 to emphasize that Lucy—

• spends time looking for signs of nature in familiar places

• notices nature appearing unexpectedly in cities and poor homes

• wants to help plant efficient landscaping along roadsides and rivers

• believes people who are being treated in hospitals need to see nature to heal

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• It hasn't rained in a long time.

• Plants can not grow without water.

• Without enough rain, plants will not grow.

• It hasn't rained in a long time, and the plants are dead.

Which word best completes the analogy?

Sprinkler : Water :: Speaker :

• Shelf

• Radio

• Sound

• Deejay

Which word best completes the analogy?

Park : Trees :: City :

• Jobs

• Mayor

• People

• Buildings

The author uses personification in paragraphs 11–12 in order to —

• show that nature brings objects to life

• indicate that nature has power over people

• express that nature adds beauty to daily life

• suggest that nature improves happiness

Read the sentence from paragraph 20.

This was the serious question growing small fronds and tendrils at the heart of Lucy’s paper.

The metaphor in this sentence helps the author explain that

• Lucy’s papers are similar, as are the vines of the same plant

• Lucy’s topic idea needs to be trimmed like an overgrown vine

• Lucy’s unanswered question takes root, spreading like a vine

• Lucy’s question is the vine from which the ideas in her paper will grow

Which theme does the detail below help develop?

Detail: Sending kids to classes at botanical gardens

• Theme Statement: People take green for granted.

• Theme Statement: People rely on green.

Which theme does the detail below help develop?

Detail: Creating more developments than necessary

• Theme Statement: People take green for granted.

• Theme Statement: People rely on green.