The Biggest and the Best

What led to the first farms?

• Discovery of planting seeds

• Invention of the wheel

• Domestication of animals

• Building of houses

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CCSS.RI.4.3

By planting and taking care of crops, people could

• Travel more
• Stay in one place
• Build houses
• Hunt animals

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Farmers discovered they got better crops by ______.

• Using more water

• Keeping seeds from the best plants

• Using fertilizers

• Planting in winter

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CCSS.W.4.2D

What happens when a branch from a lemon tree is grafted onto an orange tree?

• The tree dies

• The tree produces both oranges and lemons

• The tree only produces lemons

• The tree only produces oranges

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CCSS.RI.4.3

In early times, when plants in one place had been eaten, people ______.

• Built houses

• Traveled to find more plants

• Started fishing

• Domesticated animals

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CCSS.RI.4.3

The discovery that fruits and vegetables could be grown by planting seeds led to ______.

• The first farms

• The first cities

• The first schools

• The first markets

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CCSS.RI.4.3

The practice of grafting involves ______.

• Planting seeds

• Joining branches from different trees

• Using fertilizers

• Watering plants

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CCSS.W.4.2D

Why did people in early times travel?

• To find more plants

• To build houses

• To hunt animals

• To make friends.

What is one benefit of keeping seeds from the best plants?

• Better crops

• More water

• Less sunlight

• More insects

Grafting can result in a tree producing ______.

• Only one type of fruit

• Both types of fruits

• No fruits

• Only flowers

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2D