Journeys Grade 5 Lesson 19 Comprehension

The main purpose of Darnell's article in the South Oakdale Journal is to persuade readers that___.

• gardens can be helpful

• homeless people need gardens

• a garden would help Sweeby Jones

• a garden should be built instead of a parking lot

Which is the main argument Darnell makes to persuade people to support building a garden?

• Nobody will be homeless anymore.

• Homeless people will not go hungry.

• Homeless people will take action to change their lives.

• Students will learn from the homeless people and join them.

The purpose of Linda's article is to persuade readers that ___.

• teachers work hard

• she is smarter than Darnell

• homeless people cannot raise food

• a parking lot should be built for teachers

Linda uses all of the following arguments to support her position except ___.

• homeless people can be harmful to students

• homeless people have no farming experience

• teachers are important and deserve to be supported

• teachers are better role models for students than homeless people

Darnell uses the quote "And if you don't mind people being hungry, then there is something wrong with you" to appeal to the ___.

• reader's logic

• reader's emotions

• city council's logic

• city council's emotions

Which argument does Darnell use to help convince people that a garden would help people improve their own lives?

• The community should donate property for a garden.

• Students could learn to grow food for the homeless people.

• Homeless people can grow food to eat or sell to make money.

• Teachers would prefer to have fresh vegetables instead of a parking lot.

A good argument against Linda's position could be that teachers ___.

• already have a big parking lot

• are not that important to the students

• have money and can park in public lots

• would rather see students studying than gardening

What did the builder say to try to convince the city council that he did not intend to violate the building ordinance?

• He measured wrong.

• A mistake was made.

• The lot was too small.

• The ordinance was unfair.

Darnell believes that a garden would help students by ___.

• keeping kids from messing up

• growing healthy food for them to eat

• encouraging them to work for someone else

• teaching them they can do something to help themselves

Which argument does Sweeby Jones make in support of Darnell's position?

• He is not involved with the school.

• Nobody has to think about the homeless people.

• The council does not have to answer his questions.

• Having a friend like Darnell might have made a difference in his life.