1. “The Tree” from Poppleton
Forever
Comprehension
Story Structure
(characters, setting, and plot)

2. How does the picture help you know
that “The Tree” is fantasy? Page 15
 The picture shows a pig wearing clothes and planting a
tree, so it is a made-up story

3. Who is Poppleton?
 The pig in the story and in the picture

4. What other characters did you meet
in the story?
 Tree Doctor
 Hudson
 Newhouse
 Cherry Sue

5. How do you know that Poppleton
likes his tree? Pages 16, 17
 He waters it every day, gives it food, and protects it
from the wind. He is happy when the tree grows.

6. What is Poppleton’s problem? Pages
18,19
 His tree looks awful

7. What is the first thing he does to
solve his problem? Pages 18,19
 He calls the tree doctor

8. What clues help Poppleton know that
something is wrong with his tree?
Pages 18,19
 The leaves droop, the bark peels, and it turns from
green to brown

9. How does Poppleton feel when he
sees his tree in this part of the
story? Pages 18,19
 He is upset

10. How do you know? Pages 18,19
 He says “Oh no!” and calls the tree doctor

11. Why is Poppleton upset? Pages 18,19
 He has worked hard, but now the tree looks sick.

12. What does the question Poppleton
asks the tree doctor about a pill tell
you what Poppleton expects? Pages 20,21
 He expects that his tree is sick. He expects that the tree doctor
will know what to do and cure the tree with a pill.

13. What do you think is the difference
between being sick and needing
something? Pages 20,21
 Your body can be sick, and you can take medicine to feel better.
When you need something you might feel sad, and the medicine
won’t make you feel better.

14. What does Poppleton do after the
tree doctor leaves? Pages 22,23
 He does the same things the tree doctor did

15. Why do you think he does this?
Pages 22,23
 He thinks he might be able to see what is wrong with
the tree.

16. Why does Hudson say the tree needs
a piece of cheese? Pages 22,23
 Hudson is a mouse, and he likes cheese.

17. Why do you think Poppleton believes
Hudson? Pages 22,23
 He doesn’t know what else to do.

18. How does Poppleton try to solve his
problem? Pages 24,25
 He asks Hudson and Newhouse what to do. He tries
what they suggest.

19. Why do you think the ideas he tries
don’t work? Pages 24,25
 Their ideas are about what they like and not about what
a tree needs.

20. Comaper and Contrast
Newhouse’s idea and Hudson’s
idea. Pages 24,25
 Hudson sys to give the tree cheese. Newhouse says to
give it a bone. Both friends are thinking about what
they like.

21. Why do you think Cherry Sue
says that trees want birds? Pages
26,27
 Birds live and nest in trees. Some birds get food from
trees.

22. How is Cherry Sue’s idea of the
bird feeder different from the
other ideas so far? Pages 26,27
 The bird feeder is something the tree would like, not
what she would like.

23. What happened after Poppleton
put up a bird feeder? Pages 28,29
 The tree got better; a leaf turned green every time a
bird came to the tree.