English form 3

Bonsais are dwarf trees or plants grown in small pots or containers. In Japan, growing bonsai plants ______________ an art.

• is

• be

• are

• was

Growing bonsai __________ a lot of skill.

• took

• need

• involve

• requires

Trees which ___________ about 30 metres tall can be forced to grow into just 30 centimetres tall.

• is

• be

• are

• was

Some bonsai collectors __________ for bonsai plants in jungles.

• look

• looks

• looked

• looking

These plants _________ by themselves in the cracks of rocks.

• grow

• grew

• grows

• growing

Bonsai collectors ___________ away the roots a little at a time.

• cut

• cuts

• are cut

• cutting

This _____________ new roots to grow.

• force

• forces

• forced

• is forcing

When the plant is ready to be dug up, they __________ special prayers to move it.

• perform

• performs

• performed

• have performed

They keep the plant in a nursery, and then ___________ it in a small pot.

• put

• grow

• replant

• replace

Creative bonsai enthusiasts _____________ attractive landscapes with the plants.

• have created

• created

• creates

• create