It's our Garden Quiz

Why does Miss Sue ask the students to cut out seed pictures from catalogs?

• to show how much they know about seeds

• to explain the growth of seeds through time

• to show the seeds that they would like to grow

• to glue the seeds in a special book for further study

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What is compost?

• A bouquet of blooming flowers.

• A bin made up of soil, dead plants, and food scraps.

• A waffle of seedlings.

• The entrance to the garden.

What happens to the food scraps that students collect from meals and snacks?

• They go into a compost pile where worms eat them.

• They go into a tank where they are burned to heat water.

• They go into a landfill where they break down over time.

• They go into a greenhouse where they are mixed into the dirt.

In one of the garden beds the students grow corn, squash, and pinto beans together. This garden is called ___.

• The Arbor Garden

• The Three-Sisters Garden

• The Flourishing Garden

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

The author writes, "By now, the flowers are blooming and the beds are green." What does the word 'blooming' mean?

• when the flowers are out and open

• grains or seeds of plants

• the garden beds are outside ready for harvest

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why do they cover the beds with mulch after everything is planted and watered?

• The mulch is the food for the plants.

• The mulch hides the plants from animals that might eat them.

• The mulch helps to keep the soil from drying out.

• The mulch is used to make the beds look pretty before the plants grow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

The author says that the garden is flourishing in the spring. What does flourishing mean?

• drying out

• growing well

• looking colorful

• filling with weeds

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why are corn, beans, and squash planted together?

• The corn keeps the beans and squash warm at night.

• Together, the three plants make a good place for a beehive activity.

• The beans grow up the cornstalks, and the corn and squash leaves shade the soil to keep it moist.

• The corn and beans make a teepee over the squash, and the leaves of all three plants keep weeds from growing in the soil.

How does the author present things in the passage?

• He puts things that are more important first.

• He uses time order and moves through the seasons.

• He asks questions and gives answers about gardening.

• He tells how plants are alike and how they are different.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What is the passage mostly about?

• how students baked pizza in a clay oven

• how easy it was to grow good food to eat

• how college students help children learn

• how students made a garden at their school

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2