W2 ELA Quiz

What is the central idea of the text "Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow"?

• Plants need water and sunlight to survive, and you can do experiments to test this.

• Plants need only soil to grow and do not require water or sunlight.

• Plants can grow without anything.

How do you know what the central idea is from the text “Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow”?

• By looking for the main characters and their actions in the story.

• By looking for information about what plants need to grow in the text.

• By noticing the different types of plants in the text.

How does the title "Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow" confirm the central idea of the text?

• It shows that plants can grow without experiments or special care.

• It shows that experiments can help understand what is needed for plants to grow.

• It shows that the text is about different types of plants.

What is the Author’s Purpose of the text, “Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow”?

• To entertain readers with a fictional story about plants

• To inform readers about what plants need to grow.

• To persuade readers to start a garden.

With which two statements would the author most likely agree in "Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow"?

• Plants need sunlight, water, and nutrients to grow.

• Scientists can learn about plants by doing experiments.

• All plants grow at the same exact time.

• It is impossible to test what a plant needs to grow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

What is the central idea of the text "Don’t Touch Me"?

• Some plants have special ways to protect themselves from harm.

• Every plant is dangerous and should not be touched.

• All plants grow best without sunlight, air, or water.

How do you know what the central idea is from the text, “Don’t Touch Me”?

• The text includes details about how certain plants defend themselves.

• The text focuses only on one type of plant and how it grows.

• The author tells a personal story about how they touched a dangerous plant.

What is the Author’s Purpose of the text, “Don’t Touch Me”?

• To inform readers about how some plants protect themselves

• To tell the different ways plants grow.

• To persuade readers to grow dangerous plants.

With which two statements would the author most likely agree in "Don’t Touch Me"?

• Some plants have special defenses to protect themselves.

• All plants are safe to touch and handle.

• Some plants are harmful to touch.

• Every kind of plant has sharp thorns for protection.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

How are both texts, “Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow” and “Don’t Touch Me!”, similar?

• Both texts tell how plants defend themselves from danger.

• Both texts tell information about plants.

• Both texts tell different ways to grow plants at home.

• Both texts tell a made up story about plants in nature.