From City to Farm

1. What does Jason Detzel become after being a psychologist?

•  A Jason Detzel becomes a chef. 
• B Jason Detzel becomes a farmer. 
• C Jason Detzel becomes a singer. 
• D Jason Detzel becomes a policeman. 

2. Jason Detzel had a problem. His problem was that he was bored with his job. How did he solve his problem? 

• A He quit his job and started a farm. 
•  B He got rid of his old computer and bought a new one.
• C He stopped eating food raised far away.
•  D He started working at a local deli.

3. Jason Detzel likes working on a farm. What evidence from the passage supports this statement? 

•  A “‘I'm definitely happier being out in the fields with my animals. Even if there are bad days, I'm still happy,’ Dr. Detzel said.”
• B “There weren’t many young people starting farms, because it had become harder and harder for small family farms to make much income.”
• C “By shopping at their local farmers market, many locavores hope to reduce the amount of energy used to ship food long distances.”
•   D “Learning how to manage the animals had been one of the biggest challenges of starting the farm, Dr. Detzel said.”

4. What is a big difference between Jason Detzel’s work as a psychologist and his work as a farmer?  

• A As a psychologist, he raised animals; as a farmer, he works with computers.
• B As a psychologist, he did something different every day; as a farmer, he does the same things every day. 
• C As a psychologist, he worked in a pasture; as a farmer, he works in an office.
• D As a psychologist, he worked indoors; as a farmer, he gets to work outside.

5. What is this passage mainly about?

• A the job of a psychologist
• B why few young people start farms 
•  C the locavore movement 
• D a man who becomes a farmer

What is a locavore?

• A  locavore is someone who tries to eat food grown and raised in China
• A  locavore is someone who tries to eat food grown and raised nearby
• A  locavore is someone who does not eat food grown and raised nearby

6. Read the following sentence: “Jason Detzel was bored with his work as a psychologist for the United States Air Force, and he was tired of spending all day in an office.” What does the word “bored” mean?  

•  A hardworking
•  B lazy
• C not interested
• D very interested

7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Jason Detzel likes doing something different every day; ______, he likes being outside. 

• A also 
• B instead 
• C in summary 
• D initially