The Ugly Vegetables Test

What does the word scent mean? Example: The dog followed the squirrel's scent through the woods.

• smell

• sound

• taste

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word bloom mean? Example: The garden is beautiful when the roses bloom.

• die

• fall

• open

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the word tough mean? Example: The tough meat is hard to chew.

• not soft and tender

• not salty and tasty

• not thick and heavy

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word nods mean? Example: Jack smiles and nods when mom asks if he wants some milk.

• drops his head as he starts to fall asleep

• signals yes by moving his head up and down

• stares straight ahead without blinking his eyes

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word wrinkled mean? Example: Kelly's shirt was wrinkled from being in her backpack.

• fresh and folded

• dirty and stained

• crumpled and creased

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Where does "The Ugly Vegetables" story take place?

• in a park

• on a farm

• in a garden

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

How does the girl feel when she first sees the little green stems?

• confused

• excited

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does it mean when the author says "Up and down the street grew rainbows of flowers?"

• The flowers are bright and colorful.

• The flowers only open after it rains.

• The flowers reach high into the sky.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

• “I rushed over to the neighbors' gardens to see if theirs had grown.”

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1