Wonders

The author explains what a barn raising is so that the reader understands

• where a barn needs to be built.

• what farmers' families were like.

• why neighbors' help was needed.

• what life on farms was like long ago.

Read this sentence from the article.

"The farm was a beehive of activity."

What does the sentence mean?

• The farm had beehives.

• There was not much activity on the farm.

• Not everyone on the farm worked on a job.

• People on the farm were very busy at their jobs.

Read these sentences from the article.

"Being a good neighbor in a small town made a big difference. It helped small towns blossom."

What does it helped small towns blossom mean?

• It helped towns plant flowers.

• It helped towns plant gardens.

• It helped towns grow into strong communities.

• It helped towns build barns to throw parties for neighbors.

How does the author explain the difficulty in building a barn?

• by listing the tools that were used

• by comparing barn building to cooking

• by listing the steps and roles in the process

• by describing the job responsibilities of a farmer

The author tells the reader that farm life was lonely to explain why people

• lived far apart.

• moved to the city.

• built schoolhouses.

• went to a barn raising.

Read these sentences from the article.

"If they could lend a hand, they would. Their help was a gift to their neighbor."

What does their help was a gift mean?

• The neighbors were talented.

• The neighbors gave them money.

• The neighbors watched them work.

• The neighbors offered their help for free.

The author organizes the last paragraph on page 37 and the firs paragraph on page 38 by

• comparing different types of tools.

• describing different types of barns.

• explaining problems involved with building a barn.

• explaining reasons neighbors came to a barn raising.

Read these sentences from the article.

"Everyone worked together to build a barn. It was a huge mountain to climb."

Why does the author compare building a barn to climbing a mountain?

• to show that it was hard to build a barn

• to show that dbarns could not be moved

• to show that barns looked heavy and tall

• to show that it was hard to climb up a barn

At the end of the article, the author writes about small town life to

• compare barns with schoolhouses.

• list the steps in building a courthouse.

• explain that people liked farm life better.

• show how farm traditions made it into small towns.

Which word from the article is a compound word?

• building

• courthouse

• farmer

• together