NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Howdoyouknowthat“MangroveWilderness”isexpositorynonfiction?Itpresentseventsintimeorder.Ithasfactsanddetailsaboutasubject.Ithaseventsthatcouldnothappeninreallife.Ittellstheauthor’spersonalthoughtsandfeelings.2.WhathappenstomanyseedlingsAFTERtheydropfromamangrovetree?Theyareeatenbythebirds.Theydryuponthehotsand.Theygrowforonlyoneyear.Theydriftonwatertootherplaces.3.Whatisunusualaboutthewayredmangrovesgrow?Theycangrowinsaltywater.Theyproduceveryfewseeds.Theycangrowinallclimates.Theyareshorterthanmosttrees.4.Whatwastheauthor’sMAINpurposeforwriting“MangroveWilderness”?todescribetheFloridaEvergladestocomparedifferentkindsoftreestoteachaboutanimalsthatliveinswampstogiveinformationaboutaspecialkindoftree5.Whichoftheseisnecessaryforaredmangrovetogrow?deepsoilshallowwatercoolweatherstrongwindsWeeklyLessonTestLesson24©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“MangroveWilderness”203Name6.Themangrovewildernessfoodchainshowshowmangrovessupportanimallife.developproproots.becomeabletoresistsalt.getmineralsfromwaterandsoil.7.Underwhichheadingintheselectionwouldreadersfindinformationabouttheheightofamangrove?LifeCycleoftheMangroveDevelopmentofMangroveSeedlingsGrowthoftheMangroveLifeintheMangroveForest8.WhichwouldBESThelpareaderunderstandtheideasinthisselection?lookingatpicturesofpelicansandheronsthinkingaboutstoriesthattakeplaceinFloridawatchingaTVprogramaboutmangrovesreadingabookwrittenbythesameauthoronanothertopicREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.COMPARINGTEXTSExplainwhythemangroveis“oneofthemostusefulmembersoftheplantkingdom.”UsedetailsfromBOTH“MangroveWilderness”and“Mangrove”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson24©Harcourt•Grade4SelectionComprehension“MangroveWilderness”204NameWeeklyLessonTestLesson24FocusSkill:TextStructure:SequenceReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.DigestionThebodyreceivesenergyandnutrientsfromfood.Beforethiscanhappen,foodhastobebrokendownint...
