The Ugly Vegetables

What is the first thing the girl and her mother do in the story?

• Draw funny pictures
• The girl and her mother start their garden
• They picked vegetables
• The neighbors come over

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The girl thinks that her neighbors’ gardens are —
 

• funny
• Interesting looking
• hard to grow vegetables in
• beautiful to see and smell

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

What did the neighbors bring to the girl and her mother to trade?

• seeds
• flowers
• bowls
•  vegetables

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

The magical smell made the girl and the neighbors feel —
 

• tired
• worried
• hungry
• warm

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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 girl’s problem in this story?

• She wishes for a different garden

• Her garden is small

• She does not like getting dirty

• Her garden has ugly worms and bugs in it

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

A magical aroma filled the air, even the bees and the butterflies seem to smell the ___ in the breeze.

• muscles
• aroma
• scent
• cent

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

How were the neighbors’ gardens different the next year?

• They planted lots of flowers
• They planted flowers and vegetables
• They only planted Chinese flowers
• They did not plant a garden

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Soon all the neighbors' gardens were ____.

• trade
• scent
• blooming
• prickly

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

• sad
• confused

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

Why does Mommy say that the plants in her garden are better than flowers?

• They taste better than flowers.
• They smell better than flowers.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3