The Growth of A Sunflower Text

Multiple Choice

Why did the author write The Growth of a Sunflower?

• to show how fun it can be to grow sunflowers

• to persuade the reader to plant sunflowers

• to provide information on the steps of growing a sunflower plant

• to inform the reader about the supplies needed to grow plants

Multiple Choice

What must you do before you cover the seed with soil?

• water the flower

• find a large pot and fill it with soil

• give the seed sun and water

• water the flower

Let's Examine

As you can see, it is in step 2 that we cover the seed with soil. The keyword in the question was before. So, we have to look to step 1 to find the answer.

Multiple Choice

What does the word germinate mean?

• cover with soil

• begins to grow

• fertilize

• the bud opens

Definitions of words often occur in the text after the word is seen in the text.

In this text, you can see that immediately after the word germinates.

Multiple Choice

In which step does the bud start to develop?

• step 2

• step 3

• step 4

• step 5

To accurately answer this question, we have to read the entire caption under each picture.

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Multiple Choice

What happens after the bud starts to open?

• you fill the pot with soil

• the seed germinates

• the young plant grows taller

• the flower begins to grow

In Step 4 the last line of the caption tells us that the bud starts to develop. We would need to look to Step 5 to find the correct answer.

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Multiple Select

Choose TWO text features that are found in this text.

• table of contents

• photographs

• glossary

• map

• captions