(HMH Mod. 5 Sec. 1)Potatoes on Rooftops: Farming in the City

During World War 1, many cities were running out of food. One solution was for more people to grow food at home. What does solution mean?

• way of planting crops

• way of preparing meals

• way of fixing a problem

• way of explaining an idea

What evidence from the passage best supports the point that vertical gardens can present challenges?

• They are becoming more popular, so scientist are beginning to study them.

• They need to include a system for collecting water and pumping it through the building.

• They work well with certain types of spices and flowers that are hard ti find in many places.

• They reach very high temperatures, so they can be difficult to tend during the summer months.

According to the passage, why are beans a good fit for city gardens?

• because they tend to attract little wildlife

• because they pair well with many other foods

• because they need little direct sunlight or water

• because they grow upward and do well in containers

What is the topic of this passage?

• City Life

• Healthy Living

• Gardening

• Farming Crops

What are some of the challenges of growing food vertically and underground?

• plants not getting water

• making sure plants get enough sunlight and water

• plants getting too much sunlight

• plants not being able to grow

According to the passage, what is the relationship between pollution and raised garden beds?

• to clean up polluted soil, gardeners can put it in raised beds and let the chemicals drain out the bottom

• raised garden beds protect plants from pollution because they use special treated water rather than soil

• raised garden beds make it easy to avoid polluted soil because they must be placed far away from the major roads

• to avoid soil that may have been, harmed by pollution, gardeners can build raised beds and fill them with fresh soil.

What is the section "Every Available Inch" mainly about?

• creating jobs for youth and other employees

• plants need sunlight to grow

• creating gardens in tight urban spaces by growing food vertically, underground, or on rooftops

• hydroponics can solve the problem of how to take advantage of all the space on rooftops

What is a locavore?

• a city dweller

• someone who studies plants

• a worker at a city health department

• a person who finds all of their food in the local area

What are two central ideas of the passage?

• City gardens can help cities become greener and gardeners become healthier.

• City gardeners enjoy having locally grown food, but producing it takes a lot of time.

• City gardeners often save money by borrowing garden tools and using everyday objects

• City gardens can be built on rooftops, but the soil can be too heavy for many rooftops to hold.

What is the author's main purpose in writing this?

• to inform you about city gardening

• to entertain you with a story about gardening

• to persuade you that there are many benefits to city farming

• to describe urban farming