Level I Benchmark Passage We Love Bamboo Name Word Count: 89 We Love Bamboo Bamboo is a great plant. It grows faster than most other plants. Trees take many years to grow tall. Some bamboo can grow tall in three or four months. One bamboo plant can have many stems. A few bamboo plants can grow into a whole forest. We use bamboo to make many different things. Bamboo can be used to make paper or a floor for a house. We can even use bamboo to make music. Giant pandas and other animals eat young bamboo. We can eat young bamboo, too! Images: Top: © Wxr323/Dreamstime.com; center: © Oscar Williams/Dreamstime.com; © Learning A–Z All rights reserved. bottom: © Jupiterimages Corporation www.readinga-z.com
LEVEL I Benchmark Passage Quick Check We Love Bamboo Name Date Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. 1. Which sentence from the passage 5. Which of these is true about tells an opinion about bamboo? bamboo? A Bamboo is a great plant. A It is a tall plant with many stems. B Bamboo grows faster than most other plants. B It is a small plant with a few stems. C Bamboo is used to make many different things. C It is a large plant that only grows in very small areas. 2. How long does the passage say it takes bamboo to grow tall? A three or four weeks B three or four months C three or four years 3. Which building material is most like bamboo? A wood B paint C glass 4. What do giant pandas do with young bamboo? A They make music. B They wear it. C They eat it. © Learning A–Z All rights reserved. www.readinga-z.com