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Allied With Green: Why does Lucy choose to write about “the color green” for her paper?
Green is her favorite color.
Green plants are important to her.
She notices green things wherever she goes.
A drought has been threatening green plants.
Allied With Green: Why does Lucy’s father feel guilty?
There are more parking lots now than when he was in college.
The plants he put at the restaurant were stolen overnight.
He demonstrated against highways, but now he drives on them.
He plants trees on the highway median, but people steal them
Allied With Green: What does the author mean by the statement, “No one goes to Seattle to see the concrete.” (line 59)?
Seattle is too far to travel just to see buildings.
The buildings in Seattle are not very interesting.
People go to Seattle because of all the green space there.
People don't respect what Seattle has to offer.
Allied With Green: Imagery is
personification
comparing two unlike things using like or as.
words and phrases that appeal to the senses
painting a picture
Allied With Green: Theme of a story is
tells the reader information about the story
the main idea of the story
the sequence of main events that happens in the story.
a message about life or human nature.
Allied With Green: Why does the author describe air and green as “close cousins” (line 77)?
Both are threatened by pollution.
People take both for granted.
Both need tending
Both are necessary for life
Allied With Green: What is the theme of Allied With Green?
Respect only trees not leaves or anything else nature.
Don't step on leaves,or you will die.
You should respect and appreciate the environment and plants
Don't hurt animals,and respect living things.
Allied With Green: What supports the idea that not many people care about nature and going green?
When people water their plants.
When people volunteer to help with nature.
People helping plant trees.
Lucy teacher once have her a C on a test about going green.
Allied With Green: What DOESN'T support the idea that some people care about going green and also love nature.
When people water and take care of any plants.
When people pick up trash around plants and nature.
When people take care of their trees
People who throw trash on the road or treat nature horribly.
Allied With Green: Which of the following is a theme?
There are a lot of students in this school.
It is important to take part in your community.
I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Nature
Allied With Green: Using the metaphor in paragraph 3, the author emphasizes that Lucy-
wants to help plant good landscaping near roads and rivers
notices nature continues to grow in cities and poor homes
spends time looking for signs of nature in places she knows
believes people who are in hospitals need to see nature
Allied With Green: Early in the story, the statement "That’s how everything starts" is meant to show that ____________.
the world could not survive without its plant life
belief in “the color green” should begin in childhood
being “green” is essential to the character of Lucy
talking about the environment leads to arguments
Allied With Green: The author mentions Seattle, Dallas, and San Antonio to suggest that ____________.
people in many places appreciate green spaces
cities are in danger of having no green spaces
places have different ideas of how to care for nature
only a few cities are trying to care for the environment
Allied With Green: Robert Isabell is important to Lucy because ____________.
he traveled the world in search of interesting plants
his life represented a skill that she would like to have
he was a party planner known throughout New York
his beliefs about the environment are similar to her own
Allied With Green: The context clues in paragraph 10 suggest that demonstrated is the act of —.
doing homework from a professor
showing how to complete a task by example
shaming people who steal plants
openly protesting beliefs toward an issue
Allied With Green: The author uses personification in paragraphs 11–12 to —.
indicate that nature has power over people
express that nature adds beauty to daily life
suggest that nature improves happiness
show that nature brings objects to life
