Corn: A Versatile Crop

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Corn is only useful as a snack food.

• Corn was discovered by settlers in the 1900s.

• Corn is a valuable and adaptable crop used around the world.

• Corn is mostly used to make chewing gum.

Which detail BEST supports the idea that corn is used in many ways?

• “It is grown on every continent except Antarctica.”

• “It’s found in popcorn, cornflakes, and corn on the cob.”

• “Corn has become so useful that scientists have studied ways to grow stronger, faster-growing plants.”

• “Native American tribes were some of the first people to grow corn.”

What can the reader infer about the importance of Native American tribes in corn’s history?

• They invented machines to harvest corn.

• They taught settlers how to grow a crop that became globally important.

• They built factories to process corn.

• They used corn only for fuel.

Why might scientists want to grow faster-growing corn plants?

• So corn can be sold for a higher price

• To create new snacks for grocery stores

• To help corn grow in more places and meet global demand

• To reduce the number of corn types grown

What does the word versatile MOST LIKELY mean in paragraph 3?

• Simple and small

• Grown only for food

• Strong and colorful

• Able to be used in many different ways