NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whydidtheauthorwrite“ATreeIsGrowing”?toexplainhowtreesgrowandchangetodescribeonespecialkindoftreetoteachhowtotakecareofatreetogetpeopletoplantmoretrees2.Howcanreaderstell“ATreeIsGrowing”isexpositorynonfiction?Ittellstheauthor’spersonalfeelings.Ithasaplotwithabeginning,amiddle,andanend.Ithaseventsthatcouldnotreallyhappen.Ithaspicturesandcaptionstoexplainideas.3.Thearticlesaysthewaytreesgrowisunusualbecausetheygrowtalleronlyatthetop.onlyinthespring.onlyfromtheirroots.onlywhentheyareyoung.4.Peoplecounttreeringstofindoutthekindofsoilthetreeneeds.howlongthetreewilllive.whatkindoftreeitis.theageofthetree.WeeklyLessonTestLesson13©Harcourt•Grade3133SelectionComprehension“ATreeIsGrowing”Name5.Howdoinsectshelptrees?Theycarrywatertotheleaves.Theymakefoodfortheleaves.Theyeatfallenleavesandmakethesoilbetter.Theykeepthebranchesandtheleavesclean.6.Whatcanpeopletellaboutanoaktreeifitsbarkisroughandcracked?Thetreeisold.Thetreeneedsminerals.Thetreeismakingsugar.Thetreelivesinawarmclimate.7.WhichfactBESTshowshowstrongtreerootsare?Rootscarryminerals.Rootscansplitarock.Rootsholdatreeinplace.Rootssoakupwaterfromtheground.8.Theauthorusesthepictureofthebanyantreerootstoshowhowrootsactlikepipelines.howmushroomsgrowamongroots.howsomerootsgrowinanunusualway.howrootsspreadoutunderground.WeeklyLessonTestLesson13©Harcourt•Grade3134SelectionComprehension“ATreeIsGrowing”NameREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Explainhowseedsarecarriedfromplacetoplace.Useinformationanddetailsfrom“ATreeIsGrowing”tosupportyouranswer.TOTALSCORE:/8+/2WeeklyLessonTestLesson13©Harcourt•Grade3135SelectionComprehension“ATreeIsGrowing”NamePhonics/Spelling:Consonants/s/c;/j/g,dgeReadeachmodelword.Thenfillinthecirclenexttothewordthathasthesamesoundastheunderlinedpartofthemodelwordandcompleteseachsentence.1.soakWouldyoulikemoretodrink?juicemusicdashwater2.jumpWeparkedthecarinthe.joingaragefieldgrass3.badgeDidyoutheshow?chooseledgeforgetenjoy4.pre...