Letters Home from Yosemite

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Letters Home from Yosemite

• By Lisa Halvorsen

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Vocabulary

• He photographed the wilderness.
• place that is in a natural state
• streets that run through the center of a city
• sand dunes that rise out of the desert floor
• area that has been cleared for farming

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Answer

• place that is in a natural state

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Vocabulary

• John Muir was a naturalist.
• person who comes from another country
• person who puts out forest fires
• person who likes to fish and camp
• person who studies living things

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Answer

• D. person who studies living things

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Vocabulary

• We want to preserve this forest.
• save
• manage
• divide
• replant

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Answer

• save

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Vocabulary

• The band put on an impressive show.
• interesting
• amazing
• amateur
• expensive

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Answer

• B. amazing

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Vocabulary

• What species is that animal?
• type
• color
• shape
• height

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Answer

• type

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Vocabulary

• We fell on the slopes.
• pile of rocks
• frozen pond
• sides of a mountain
• huge sheet of ice

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Answer

• C. sides of a mountain

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Vocabulary

• Can you see the glacier?
• huge sheet of ice
• high waterfall
• deep valley
• snowy mountain top

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Answer

• huge sheet of ice

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Comprehension

• Which of the following sentences was an OPINION
  stated by the author?
• I knew we were in for an exciting vacation.
• Id been reading about Yosemite on the plane.
• I learned that it is Americas third national
  park.
• Yosemite was established as a national park.

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• I knew we were in for an exciting vacation.

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• Why did the author provide headings throughout
  the selection?
• to give directions for traveling to different
  places in the park.
• to group the facts about different main topics
• to persuade the reader that the park is work
  preserving
• to group the facts about different main topics

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• D. to group the facts about different main topics

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• Which clue can help you know that this story
  takes place in recent times?
• The first group of tourists arrives.
• Native Americans were the only people living in
  Yosemite.
• The narrator traveled in an airplane.
• John Muir had just convinced the government to
  preserve Yosemite.

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• C. The narrator traveled in an airplane.

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• Travel to Badger Pass in 1855 was different than
  it is today because the only way people could get
  there was by
• A. raft
• B. car
• C. skis
• D. horseback

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• D. horseback

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• Which of the following is a main idea from the
  selection?
• A. Yosemites first visitors arrived in 1855.
• B. Yosemite is a popular place to visit.
• C. Most visitors go to Yosemite in the summer.
• D. Badger Pass was Californias first ski area.

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• B. Yosemite is a popular place to visit.

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• Which of the following was an opinion from the
  selection?
• A. Bridalveil Fall is 620 feet high.
• B. More than half of Americas highest
  waterfalls are in Yosemite.
• C. One of the prettiest (waterfalls) is
  Bridalveil Falls.
• D. Sometimes hard wings actually blow the falls
  sideways.

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• C. One of the prettiest (waterfalls) is
  Bridalveil Falls.

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• What attraction did the author go to see
  immediately after visiting Glacier Point?
• A. Tioga Pass
• B. El Capitan
• C. Yosemite Valley
• D. Badger Pass

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• B. El Capitan

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• Which detail supports the main idea that
  visitors must be careful around the animals at
  Yosemite?
• A. Bears will rip open a tent if they smell
  food.
• B. Male deer graze near the roads.
• C. Bats swoop through the air to catch insects.
• D. The young bears are as cute as teddy bears.

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• Bears will rip
• open a tent if they
• smell food.

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• Which of the following is a fact stated by the
  author?
• A. The view from Glacier Point was totally
  awesome.
• B. I could also see El Capitan and Half Dome.
• C. I like the way the light reflected off the
  bare rock surfaces
• D. One of my favorite places was mirror lake.

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• B. I could also see El Capitan and Half Dome.

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• Why do the trees at Tioga Pass stay small?
• A. The highway blocks the sunlight.
• B. The soil is not very fertile.
• C. There is not enough rain.
• D. The elevation is very high.

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• D. The elevation is very high.

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Group Discussions

• What is one theme among the selection?
• (Hint A theme is a message or lesson taught by
  the story.)

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Possible Theme

• Yosemite has many natural wonders that are worth
  being preserved.

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• What is one detail that supports the main idea
  that Yosemite is located in a unique place?

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Possible Details

• Yosemite is located in the Sierra Nevada
  Mountains, which is the longest and highest
  mountain range in the United States.

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• How can you tell that the authors main purpose
  for writing this selection was to inform?

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• The author tells many facts about Yosemite.

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Good Luck!

• I know you will do GREAT!
• Do your best! ?