Potatoes on the Rooftop

What is the topic of the selection?

• potatoes

• gardens in urban areas

• cost of gardens

• odd places to grow crops

What genre is the selection?

• persuasive text

• informational text

• fictional fantasy

What is the author trying to persuade the audience about?

• how gardening is more expensive

• how you can grow different types of potatoes on your roof

• how even in urban areas you can find ways of growing a garden

• being creative is key to everything

What evidence from the passage best supports the point that vertical gardens can present challenges?

• They are becoming more popular, so scientists are beginning to study them.

• They need to include a system for collecting water and pumping it through a building.

• They work well with certain types of spices and flowers that are hard to find in many places.

• They reach very high temperatures, so they can be difficult to tend during the summer months.

According to the passage, why are beans a good fit for city gardens?

• because they tend to attract little wildlife

• because they pair well with many other foods

• because they need little direct sunlight or water

• because they grow upward and do well in containers

What are two main ideas of the passage?

• City gardens can help cities become greener and gardeners become healthier.

• City gardeners enjoy having locally grown food, but producing it takes a lot of time.

• City gardeners often save money by borrowing garden tools and using everyday objects.

• City gardens can be built on rooftops, but the soil can be too heavy for many rooftops to hold.