The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

 Vocabulary

Question Sunlight reflected off the canopy. What does canopy mean?  A) a statue  B) a shelter

Answer

Question What does slithered mean?  A) slipped  B) limped

Answer  A) slipped

Question What does pollen mean?  A) grass from a meadow  B) powder from a flower

Answer  B) powder from flowers

Question The horse is dappled. What does dappled mean?  A) handsome  B) spotted

Answer

Vocabulary What does wondrous mean?  A) marvelous  B) surprising

Answer  A) marvelous

Question Dangle your keys. What does dangle mean?  A) jingle  B) swing

Answer

Question The night air was fragrant. What does fragrant mean?  A. pleasant  B. scented

Answer

 Comprehension

Question What generalization or idea comes from the story?  A) Trees are difficult to grow.  B) Rain forests are hot.

Answer  B) Rain Forests are hot.

Question What generalization of idea is based on the story?  A) Where animals live depends on how much sunlight they prefer.  B) The roots of a tree provide food for animals living underground.

Answer  A) Where animals live depends on how much sunlight they prefer.

Question Why were the bees important?  A) They kept people out of the forest.  B) They pollinated trees and flowers.

Answer  B) They pollinated trees and flowers

Question Which is a theme of this story?  A) All living things depend on each other.  B) Kapok trees grow in the rain forest.

Answer  A) All living things depend on each other.

Question Name one reason that the tree roots were important.  A) They kept the ground moist.  B) They held the soil in place.

Answer

Question Which is a generalization or idea based on this story?  A) Kapok trees are only found in the Amazon. found in the Amazon.  B) Trees are homes for many creatures. many creatures.

Answer  B) Trees are homes for many creatures.

Question What could NEVER really happen in this story?  A) A child from the Yanomamo tribe lived in the rain forest.  B) The animals were able to talk to the sleeping man.

Answer

Question The author probably wrote this story to…  A) explain the habits of the different animals living in the rain forest.  B) describe what happens in a rain forest when trees are cut down.

Answer

Question Why did the man want to cut down the Kapok tree?  A) To sell the wood for money.  B) To build a fire for warmth.

Answer  A) To sell wood for money.

Question If you looked at the map from this selection, you could tell that most rain forests are located …  A) on every continent  B) near the Equator.

Answer  B) near the Equator

Question  In your group, discuss one reason that both people and animals need trees?  Be prepared to share with the class.  Two minutes.

Possible answer  People and animals breathe the oxygen that trees make.

Question  In your group, discuss why the author made the animals stay quiet when the man awoke.  Be prepared to share with the class.  Two minutes.

Possible answer  Keeping the animals quiet showed what the forest would be like if the trees were cut down.

Question  In your group, discuss why the author had so many different animals in the story.  Be prepared to share to share with the class. with the class.  Two minutes

Possible Answer  The author did this to show that the animals would suffer if the Kapok Tree was cut down.