A Green Kid's Guide to Watering Plants

1. How can you tell this article is an informational text?

• It gives facts and information about gardening and plants.
• It has a character and setting in the story.
• It talks about green gardeners.

2. Michael will arrange the flowers? Arrange means _________.

• water and fertilize
• put in a specific way
• study what grows best

3. Gardeners are_________.

• people who love Earth.
• people who build beds.
• people who grow plants.

4. Learning how to live on Earth without hurting it means __________.

• being green
• green gardener
• green Earth

5. The soil was moist to the touch. Moist means ______.

• slightly wet
• slightly warm
• slightly rocky

6. Green gardeners knows that

• plants need a lot of water.
• plants need a little water.
• some plants need a lot of water others needs a little water.

7. How do green gardeners conserve water?

• They give plants some water not a lot.
• They notice each plant needs different amounts of water.
• They put big plants with little plants to save water.

8. What is the 1st step to plant a seed or seedling?

• Make holes in the soil.
• Put the seeds in the hole.
• Smooth the soil by removing any rocks, sticks or trash.

9. Plants use their _____ to drink water.

• leaves
• roots
• stem

10. What do plants hate?

• Plants hate showers.
• Plants hate the sun.
• Plants hate the soil.