5th Grade 12/19/25- The Silent Language of Trees

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Which statement best expresses the central idea of the passage.

A. Scientists have invented a way for humans to talk to trees using the internet.

B. Trees in a forest are constantly competing with one another for sunlight.

C. Trees use an underground network to support and protect one another as a community.

D. Mother Trees are the only trees in the forest that can survive a beetle attack.

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A. Showing a selfless concern for the well-being of others.

B. Moving very quickly from one place to another.

C. Growing to a very tall height to reach the sun.

D. Being able to live for hundreds of years.

5R4

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A. The author mentions that trees are often attacked by hungry beetles.

B. The author states that connected forests survive droughts better than isolated trees.

C. The author explains that some people think trees are quiet.

D. The author describes the "Wood Wide Web" as a human invention.

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