Building Vocabulary Unit Test
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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Certain trees, in fact, produce seeds only when fire heats them. If the fire removes thick shrubs and undergrowth, the water supply increases, aiding other plants and local animals. Fire also may kill predatory insects or pests that live on and damage otherwise healthy trees.
Which set of context clues best points to the correct definition of undergrowth in the second sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
"water, plants, animals"
"water, plants, animals"
"insects, pests, fire"
"insects, pests, fire"
"seeds, fire, animals"
"seeds, fire, animals"
"thick shrubs, plants, trees"
"thick shrubs, plants, trees"
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To determine the correct definition of "undergrowth" in the given sentence, we can look at the context clues provided in the passage. The sentence states that "If the fire removes thick shrubs and undergrowth, the water supply increases, aiding other plants and local animals." Here, the context clues "fire," "water supply increases," and "aiding other plants and local animals" suggest that undergrowth is related to thick shrubs and its removal helps in increasing the water supply and benefiting plants and animals.
Therefore, the correct set of context clues that best points to the definition of undergrowth is:
"thick shrubs, plants, trees"