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The Fir Tree
Reading Activity
Answer the Short Response Questions?
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Which character trait best applies to the Fir Tree?
He is clever.
He is brave.
He is impatient.
He is thoughtful.
How do you know this? Quote text where the Fir Tree shows the above character trait.
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Which statement about the Fir Tree is FALSE?
The Fir talks to birds.
The Fir gets angry at a hare for hopping over him.
The Fir is curious about the fallen trees.
The Fir understands the Sun, Wind, and Dew.
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Which statement best summarizes that Fir Tree's time in the woods?
He had such a happy childhood that he didn't want to grow up.
He was the most popular tree in the forest until he ran out of fruit.
He was in constant danger but he made the best of it.
He had everything he needed but he didn't appreciate it.
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Who purchases the Fir Tree?
A poor family
A rich family
A city official
A logging company
How do you know? Quote the text to support your response.
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Which best describes how the Fir Tree responds to being decorated?
He is angry about being taken from the woods and almost starts the house on fire.
He doesn't even notice that he is being decorated because he is so ungrateful.
He feels uncomfortable and misses being in the woods.
He enjoys the attention and hopes that the rest of his life will be like this.
How do you know this? Refer to the text in your response.
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What statement about the Fir Tree is TRUE?
The Fir Tree knows his place in the world.
The Fir Tree gets along well with rats.
The Fir Tree lives his life to the fullest.
The Fir Tree has a lot of foolish ideas.
How do you know that the narrator is trying to teach readers this lesson? Support your argument with evidence from the text.
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Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence?
"Each sigh was like a shot."
"Each sigh was like a shot."
Hyperbole
Rhyme
Understatement
Simile
Metaphor
How do you figure? Explain your answer in a complete sentence or two.
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When does the Fir Tree have his most significant change in character?
While he is fully decorated and lit
While he is talking with the stork
While he is talking with the mice
While he is talking with the sparrows
In what way does the Fir Tree change? Refer to the text to support your response.
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Which is an example of dramatic irony?
The rats only want to hear stories about the larder.
The boy who stomps on the tree wears the star on his shirt.
The Fir spends several months in the loft of the home.
The Fir thinks that man is waiting for spring to replant him.
How is this an example of dramatic irony? Explain what the audience understands that the character does not.
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Which statement best expresses a theme of this text?
If you dream it, and you believe it, then you can achieve it.
Life is not about falling down; it's about getting back up.
If you're failing to plan then you're planning to fail.
Live for today because tomorrow is not promised.
How is this theme expressed in the story? Use the text in your response.
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