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

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

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

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.

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

• drying out

• growing well

• looking colorful

• filling with weeds

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.

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