The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Vocabulary

The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

ØVocabulary

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

Answer Ø B) a shelter

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

Answer Ø A) slipped

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

Answer Ø B) powder from flowers

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

Answer Ø B) spotted

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

Answer Ø A) marvelous

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

Answer Ø B) swing

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

Answer Ø B. scented

ØComprehension

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

Answer Ø B) Rain Forests are hot.

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

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

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

Answer Ø B) They pollinated trees and flowers

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

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

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

Answer Ø B) They held the soil in place.

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

Answer Ø B) Trees are homes for many creatures.

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

Answer Ø B) The animals were able to talk to the sleeping man.

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

Answer Ø B) describe what happens in a rain forest when trees are cut down.

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

Answer Ø 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 … Ø A) on every continent Ø B) near the Equator.

Answer Ø B) near the Equator

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

Possible answer Ø People and animals breathe oxygen that trees make.

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

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

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

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