From Seed to Pumpkin to Seed

20. In paragraph 1, what is the most likely reason the author uses the phrase “pumpkins seem to be everywhere”? Select TWO correct answers.

• To show that fall is when most pumpkins are picked

• To show that there are too many pumpkins

• To show that many people like pumpkins

• To show that pumpkins can grow in strange places

• To show that many people go to where pumpkins grow

21 What is the central idea of the article?

• A Pollen from flowers spreads to other pumpkin plants.

• B Small seeds become the plants that produce pumpkins.

• C Pumpkins remain as sprouts for most of their lives.

• D Pumpkins can come in many different colors.

22 Which conclusion can be made based on information throughout the article?

• A Pumpkins can grow without bees.

• B People know little about pumpkins.

• C People use pumpkins for many things.

• D Pumpkins are larger than they used to be.

23 In which section of the article would the reader most likely find information about caring for pumpkin plants that are just starting to grow?

• A Seeds

• B Sprouts and Vines

• C Pollination

• D Pumpkins

24 The author organizes the section “Sprouts and Vines” by telling —

• A how people solve different problems with growing pumpkins

• B the facts that support a description of pumpkins

• C how pumpkin leaves affect the way the plant grows

• D the early stages of a pumpkin plant and the order in which they happen

25 What is the most likely reason the author includes the chart in the article?

• A To show that the stages happen over and over

• B To show how large the plants are at each stage

• C To show why each stage happens

• D To show how long each of the stages lasts

26. What is the most likely reason the author wrote this article?

• A To invite people to carve their own pumpkins

• B To describe how people use pumpkins

• C To tell why bees need pumpkins

• D To explain where pumpkins come from