How Do You Raise a Raisin?

What causes grapes to become raisins?

• They grow on vines.

• They are dried in the sun.

• They are wrinkled over time.

• They are pressed by machines?

Why are grapevine branches most likely tied to wires?

• to help the grapevines grow quickly

• to help the grapevines connect to each other

• to help the grapevines grow in the right direction

• to help the grapevines get as much water as possible

The passage says that grape-pickers take grape clusters from the vines. What does the word clusters mean?

• rows

• seeds

• leaves

• bunches

How are the poems connected to the rest of the passage?

• The poems ask questions about raisins, and then the author answers them.

• The poems tell facts about raisins, and then the author explains her opinions.

• The poems explain the history of raisins, and then the author tells about them today.

• The poems tell how raisins are like grapes, and then the author shows how they are different.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Raisins are used in different ways.

• Raisins are grown all over the world.

• It takes many grapes to make raisins.

• There are many steps in making raisins.

Where do most raisins grow?

• San Joaquin Valley

• Raisin City

• Chowchilla

• Weedpatch

In stanza 13 what image does the author use to explain how the raisins are picked?

• A burly giant shakes them to the ground.

• The farmers shake them to the ground.

In paragraph 19, the author writes, "Then, the paper trays are rolled into bundles that look like burritos." What type of figurative language is this?

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

The genre of the story is _____________________.

• informational text and poetry

• poetry and biography

• drama

• narrative nonfiction and poetry

Raisins are dried ___________.

• apples

• grapes

• raisins

• cherries