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L5.1. 6 ELA 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Correlated to Benchmark 1 HTross,
SAUSD, 2011
Name_____________________________________ Date
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Founders of the Children’s Rainforest
VOCABULARY
1. 1.3 Read this entry from a thesaurus.
Which of the following is the best meaning of “watch” in
the sentence below?
A. personal clock B. keep a look out C. exercise care about
something D. person’s period of time in charge
2. 1.3 Read the sentence below and choose the word that is an
ANTONYM of optimistic.
A. pessimistic B. joyful C. confident D. angry
3. 1.3 Read this sentence from the story.
Which of the following is the correct meaning for the underlined
word in the sentence below?
A. playful B. sparkling C. breathtaking D. humdrum
COMPREHENSION
4. 2.3 Which statement states the main idea of paragraph 1 on
pg. 91?
A. The rainforest was piles of ragged wood. B. Time seemed very
short. C. The rainforest was burning up. D. The rainforest was
being destroyed.
The students kept watch of the rainforest for over 10 years.
Mrs. Kern’s students made her feel optimistic because they were
able to earn
enough money to buy a rainforest.
The children looked out upon spectacular waterfalls that fell
hundreds of feet.
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L5.1. 6 ELA 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Correlated to Benchmark 1 HTross,
SAUSD, 2011
5. 2.3 Which sentence supports this idea?
A. They wrote a letter to the richest woman on the list of
promenent people. B. Kids from 21 nations have raised more than 2
million dollars. C. They recorded a tape of their rainforest songs
to sell. D. They put on a rainforest show for100 people.
6. 2.2 Approximately how much time elapses in this passage? A. 5
years B. 2 years C. 1 year D. Passage does not reveal
7. 2.4 The author uses the phrase “To the students, rain was a
good sign.” on pg. 92 to show that
A. winter had begun. B. the students thought a rainforest could
grow
in their town. C. they would raise a lot of money that evening.
D. their rainforest may be saved in time.
RESPONSE TO LITERATURE
8. 2.4 Is this a story of cooperation or competition? State your
inference (judgment) and give evidence. (you may add more evidence
than just 4 examples.)
Review the map you made. Using your map, write a short paragraph
with complete sentences about what you inferred about this story’s
message. Begin with your inference statement. Then support it with
the evidence from the text and your own prior knowledge.
The children of Fagervik School were able to get their message
across to the world.
The Founders of the Children’s Rainforest represents the theme
of _____________________
3.
1.
2.
4.
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L5.1. 6 ELA 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Correlated to Benchmark 1 HTross,
SAUSD, 2011
ANSWERS TO “Founders of the Children’s Rainforest” 10 PTS
VOCABULARY
1. 1.3 Read this entry from a thesaurus 1 PT
First determine if the bold-faced word is a noun or a verb. That
will eliminate some of the
possibilities in the thesaurus entry as well as the answers.
Which of the following is the best meaning of “watch” in the
sentence below?
A. personal clock – this is a noun but it is not the meaning #4
B. keep a look out – this is a verb #2 C. exercise care about
something – this is a verb #3 D. person’s period of time in charge
– this is a noun – and is about time (10 years)
2. 1.3 Read the sentence below and choose the word that is an
ANTONYM of optimistic. 1 PT
A. pessimistic– this is the correct answer and a good voc., word
to know B. joyful – it is close, as optimistic people are joyful.,
but not the meaning. C. confident – this is the synonym D. angry –
although a negative word, it is not the antonym
3. 1.3 Read this sentence from the story. 1 PT
Which of the following is the correct meaning for the underlined
word in the sentence below?
A. playful –this is not the same meaning although it could be
what a smaller waterfall might be B. sparkling –this is not the
same meaning although it could be what a waterfall looks like C.
breathtaking –this is the synonym D. humdrum –this is the
antonym
COMPREHENSION
4. 2.3 Which statement states the main idea of paragraph 1 on
pg. 91? 1 PT
A. The rainforest was piles of ragged wood. – this is one detail
B. Time seemed very short. – this is one detail C. The rainforest
was burning up. – this is one detail E. The rainforest was being
destroyed. – this is the main idea of the paragraph
The students kept watch of the rainforest for over 10
years.
Mrs. Kern’s students made her feel optimistic because they were
able to earn
enough money to buy a rainforest.
The children looked out upon spectacular waterfalls that fell
hundreds of
feet.
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L5.1. 6 ELA 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Correlated to Benchmark 1 HTross,
SAUSD, 2011
5. 2.3 Which sentence supports this idea? 1 PT
A. They wrote a letter to the richest woman on the list of
promenent people. – this only
their country B. Kids from 21 nations have raised more than 2
million dollars. – 21 nations - world C. They recorded a tape of
their rainforest songs to sell. – this does not prove the
message
went across to the world. D. They put on a rainforest show
for100 people. – this only their town
6. 2.2 Approximately how much time elapses in this passage? 1
PT
A. 5 years – not sure B. 2 years – more than 2 years, as the
students are in another school… way past 2nd grade. C. 1 year –
definitely more than 1 yr, as it states, “another year’s..” D.
Passage does not reveal. – correct as the passage become vague in
time on last page. The text
states “another year” on pg. 96, but then on pg. 97, we are
unsure of how many years pass. You
can also review that this is in sequential order.
7. 2.4 The author uses the phrase “To the students, rain was a
good sign.” on pg. 92 to show that 1 PT
A. winter had begun. – This is not the author or students’
intent B. the students thought a rainforest could grow in their
town. – this is too literal and
impossible C. they would raise a lot of money that evening. –
this is the intent of the “good sign” D. their rainforest may be
saved in time. – they did not have a rainforest yet.
RESPONSE TO LITERATURE
8. 2.4 Is this a story of cooperation or competition? State your
judgment and give evidence. (you may add more evidence than just 4
examples.) 3PT.
Review the map you made. Using your map, write a short paragraph
with complete sentences about what you conclude about this story’s
message. Begin with your judgment statement. Then support it with
the evidence from the text.
The children of Fagervik School were able to get their message
across to the world.
The Founders of the
Children’s Rainforest
represents the theme of
cooperation 3. Wrote letters to people all over Sweden. Made a
tape of their
songs, had a fair and formed an organization and raised
25,000.
1. They work together in the classroom to brainstorm ideas and
that
all ideas are valued and supported.
2. They wrote, had a show, sold books of poems and stories they
had
written together.
4. The students traveled together to Costa Rica and together
continued to earn money for many years.
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L5.1. 6 ELA 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Correlated to Benchmark 1 HTross,
SAUSD, 2011
The Founders of the Children’s Rainforest represents to theme of
cooperation.
After learning about the state of the world’s rainforest, the
students of Fagervik
School came together to brainstorm ideas on how to raise money
to buy a
rainforest. They supported each other’s ideas and no idea was
bad. Together
they created a rainforest show and wrote a rainforest book of
stories and poems.
These students worked all year to raise money including writing
letters to people
all over Sweden, making a tape of their songs, having a fair and
forming an
organization, raising $25,000. The students continued to
cooperate and work
together for many years to come and influenced children from
around the world.
You can tell by how they worked together and cooperated on a
cause they
believed in, that their efforts were successful
State your judgment.
Use evidence from text to support your inference. Include the
context of the evidence (where the evidence is in
the story – to make it more cohesive and give the reader an idea
about the story as well prove your judgment.
