Trading Pumpkins from Readworks

What does Tammy's family build every Halloween?

• a haunted house

• a maze of pumpkins

• an obstacle course

• a hay maze

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What main problem does Tammy's family have?

• Their Halloween maze doesn't have good pumpkins

• The Little Acres Farm cannot compete with larger farms

• No one wants to visit their "Haunted Maze" this year

• Tammy stole a pumpkin from Mr. Shelby

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Tammy's family is worried about the Shelby Farm hay maze. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• Mr. Shelby questions Tammy about why she is at the farm.

• Tammy's father send Tammy to get information about Shelby Farm.

• People who visit Little Acres complain about the lack of pumpkins.

• The funny thing about Little Acres is that it's actually enormous.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Based on this information, what can you conclude about Mr. Shelby?

"When she got to the farm, Mr. Shelby was staring at piles of hay in front of the barn. He was scratching his head and looking confused. In his hand was a bright orange pumpkin."

• He does not know where the hay came from.

• He does not know why he is holding a pumpkin.

• He is tired and does not want to work anymore.

• He doesn't know how to build a hay maze.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the moral of the story?

• Sometimes it's better to work together than to compete with each other.

• Pumpkins are the most important decoration on Halloween.

• You should never steal a pumpkin from a person's hand.

• Owning and running a family farm is hard work.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why is Tammy's family worried the Shelby Farm will have a better hay maze than Little Acres?

• They have more hay

• They dress up and make it haunted

• They have better pumpkins

• They own more land

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In the beginning of the story, why did Tammy's dad send her to the Shelby Farm?

• To get a pumpkin

• To work out a deal

• To spy on the farm

• To give them help

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Tammy have to do since she stole the pumpkin?

• She walked the pumpkin back

• She had to help Mr. Shelby build a hay maze.

• She took Mr. Shelby $10

• Nothing

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How would you describe the families in this passage?

• Lazy

• Hardworking

• Rude

• Funny

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why did Tammy freeze and answer "more orange."

• Her pumpkins were not orange

• Mr. Shelby scared her

• She was shy

• She didn't plan what to say before she went to the Shelby Farm

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1