Journey's The Ugly Vegetables Comprehension

When she first sees the little green stems growing in her garden, the girl feels---

• sad

• excited

• confused

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

When the author writes "Up and down the street grew rainbows of flowers," she means that-

• the flowers are bright and colorful

• the flowers reach high into the sky

• the flowers only open after it rains

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How can the reader tell that mommy is a good gardener?

• She uses more water than other gardeners.

• Her plants make a lot of delicious vegetables.

• She knows the names of the plants in Chinese.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which sentence from the story is a clue that the girl is a hard worker?

• I rushed over to the neighbors' garden to see if theirs had grown.

• I helped my mother plant seeds, and we dragged the hose from the garden.

• I saw the neighbors standing on their porches with their eyes closed, smelling the sky.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

At first, why doesn't the girl like her vegetable garden?

• she hates vegetables

• she knows that the plants will not grow

• she thinks it looks all dark green and ugly

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Mommy can best be described as someone who-

• isn't friendly

• likes to share

• always shows off

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why do the neighbors start planting vegetables next to their flowers?

• They want to have a better garden than Mommy.

• They want vegetables to make Mommy's special soup.

• They don't want Mommy to feel badly about her garden.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Where does MOST of the story take place?

• in a park

• on a farm

• in a garden

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What happens at the beginning of the story?

• Mommy draws funny pictures on pieces of paper

• The girl helps her mother start a garden

• The neighbors eat vegetable soup

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What happens after Mommy and the girl pick the vegetables?

• They sell the vegetables

• Mommy makes a yummy soup

• They decide to plant only flowers

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1