Farmer Will Allen & The Growing Table

What is the passage mainly about?

• how readers can set up farms where they live

• why readers should plan a trip to a nearby farm

• why Will has traveled the world to talk about farming

• how Will has used farming to make sure people have good food

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why did Will grow food on shelves and in hanging baskets?

• because he was taller than everyone else

• to make better use of the small space he had

• because that was how he had learned to farm in Belgium

• to make the farm more like the one he grew up on in Maryland

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

According to the beginning of the story, what makes farmer Will Allen special?

• He can see what others can’t see.

• He likes to cook.

• He can hold a cabbage or basketball in one hand.

• He is always laughing.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

On page 106, why did the author quote farmer Will Allen's words?

• to show how important good food is to him

• because the author likes quotes

• to show that farmer Will Allen is an important person

• because it is a biography

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

On pages 110 - 11 what is the problem, or conflict, that Will Allen has to solve?

• He has to figure out how to farm in the city.

• He has to figure out how to play basketball again.

• He has to find a white shirt job.

• He has to figure out his way around the city.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

How does the author feel about farmer Will Allen?

• that he is lazy

• that he is a hard worker

• that he is a bad teacher

• that he likes basketball

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the main theme of 'Farmer Will Allen & The Growing Table'?

• A) Urban farming and community building

• B) The history of agriculture

• C) Traditional farming techniques

• D) The economics of farming

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why did Will Allen choose to farm in the city?

• A) He wanted to be closer to his family

• B) He believed in the potential of urban spaces

• C) He had no other place to farm

• D) He wanted to avoid rural areas

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What literary device is primarily used in the title 'Farmer Will Allen & The Growing Table'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which of the following best describes Will Allen's approach to farming?

• A) Innovative and community-focused

• B) Traditional and solitary

• C) Commercial and profit-driven

• D) Experimental and risky

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2