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

What is the central idea of the article?

• Pollen from flowers spreads to other pumpkin plants.

• Small seeds become the plants that produce pumpkins.

• Pumpkins remain as sprouts for most of their lives.

• Pumpkins can come in many different colors.

What is the shape of most pumpkin seeds?

• Round and flat

• Green and round

• White, oval, and flat

• Small and square

How long after planting does a seed emerge from the soil to become a sprout?

• About a week

• A month

• Two weeks

• Immediately

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

• To invite people to carve their own pumpkins

• To describe how people use pumpkins

• To tell why bees need pumpkins

• To explain where pumpkins come from

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

• To show that the stages happen over and over

• To show how large the plants are at each stage

• To show why each stage happens

• To show how long each of the stages lasts

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

• Seeds

• Sprouts and Vines

• Pollination

• Pumpkins

What is the next stage after the sprout stage in the pumpkin life cycle?

• seed

• pumpkins

• flowers

What part of the pumpkin flower attracts bees?

• The stem

• The leaves

• The flowers

• The roots

What might a pumpkin plant need in very dry weather?

• More bees

• To be watered

• Less sunlight

• Cooler temperatures

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