The Ugly Vegetables U5 W2

Which of these belongs in the empty box?

• The neighbors plant their gardens.

• The stems grow into vegetables.

• Flowers grow on the green stems.

• The girl draws funny pictures.

The magical smell made the girl and the neighbors feel

• tired

• hungry

• warm

• worried

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

• seeds

• flowers

• bowls

• vegetables

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.

The girl thinks that her neighbors’ gardens are —

• full of interesting creatures

• good places to play

• hard to take care of

• beautiful to see and smell

7 Read this sentence.

The wind carried the scent up and down the street.

In this sentence, the word scent means —

• penny

• moved

• smell

• letter

Read this sentence.

We grew plants with prickly stems.

The word prickly means —

• smooth and shiny

• covered with flowers

• straight and tall

• covered with sharp points

Read the sentence.

The neighbors wanted to trade for the special soup.

What does the word trade mean in this sentence?

• Exchange one thing for another

• Give away as a present

• Take something away from someone

• Return something that was borrowed

How were the neighbors’ gardens different the next year?

• They planted more flowers than before.

• They planted only vegetables.

• They planted flowers and vegetables.

• They decided not to plant gardens.