A Modest Proposal Vocab

Which is a rudiment of farming?

• knowing how to grow plants?

• knowing how to cook harvested food?

Which would a scrupulous landlord be more likely to do for a tenant who is out of work?

• offer a break on rent?

• ask for rent earlier than it is due?

Which is a collateral effect of heavy rains?

• overflowing dams?

• falling lake levels?

Which is an inducement to exercise more?

• getting a guitar?

• getting a skateboard?

Which of these provides healthier sustenance?

• a salad

• a cake

Which of these is an encumbrance to maintaining your household?

• not getting a bigger office at work

• not earning a high hourly wage

Which state is more prodigious?

• Texas

• Rhode Island