Mama Miti

For the past 25 years, the school has had a ____________________ of planting a new tree in the playground on the first day of April.

• ceremonies

• lamenting

• tradition

• offering

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

The villagers spent many months ________________ that the nearby river was so dirty after the flood. "We will plant mukuyu, the giant sacred fig tree to act as nature's filter and clean the water," said their leader.

• offering

• lamenting

• making ceremonies

• in tradition

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

In the old days, men held _____________________ under a sacred tree and they were blessed with rain.

• ceremonies

• offering

• tradition

• medicine

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

She was ____________ you a choice -- plant a murigono tree or a muhuti tree.

• lamenting

• tradition

• offering

• ceremonies

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which best summarizes the events in the selection?

• The women have similar problems, so Wangari tells them to work together and finds a solution.

• 
  The women have similar problems, but Wangari has many different solutions.

• The women have different problems, and Wangari can only help some of them.

• The women have different problems, but Wangari gives each the same solution.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which word best describes Wangari?

• brave

• wise

• strong

• dense

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does Wangari come to love and respect trees?

• She is born the daughter of a planter.

• She studies plants and nature in school.

• She works on a farm as a young woman.

• She grows up listening to traditional stories.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does “Mama Miti” mean in Swahili?

• Mother of Trees

• Mother of Nature

• Tree Planter

• Mother of Kenya

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How did Wangari’s actions help communities?

• They learned to depend on others for help.

• They became more independent and solved their own problems.

• They started traveling to other countries for support.

• They started planting food crops.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Where does Wangari live?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• Australia

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1