Farmer Will Allen

What is the passage mainly about?

• how readers can set up farms where they live

• why readers should plan a trip to a nearby farm

• why Will has traveled the world to talk about farming

• how Will has used farming to make sure people have good food

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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The passage says that Will imagined a table heaped with food. What does heaped mean?

• made

• grown

• filled up

• ready for

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CCSS.RI.2.4

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After buying land in the city, why did Will start composting?

• to make the soil better for growing plants?

• to help his friends get rid of his food waste

• to teach the neighborhood kids something new

• to keep his tractor and other machines working well

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

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Why did Will grow food on shelves and in hanging baskets?

• because he was taller than everyone else

• to make better use of the small space he had

• because that was how he had learned to farm in Belgium

• to make the farm more like the one he grew up on in Maryland

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

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With which statement would Will most likely agree? .

• A Anyone can learn to become a good farmer.

• B The best farms can be found in the countryside.

• C Being a farmer is easier than being a basketball player.

• D There are already enough farms to grow fresh food for everyone.

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

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CCSS.RL.5.3