"The Good Garden"

What does spectacle mean?

• A type of farming tool
• An unusual or interesting sight
• A small container for seeds

What does packet mean?

• A large box for shipping
• A small container or envelope
• A list of gardening instructions

What does retreat mean?

• To move back or away from something
• To build something new
• To walk with short, unsteady steps

What does toddles mean?

• To walk with short, unsteady steps
• To dig the soil with a hoe
• To plant seeds in a row

What is the genre of The Good Garden?

• Fantasy
• Realistic fiction
• Biography

Which is a characteristic of realistic fiction?

• It has magical creatures.
• It includes events that could happen in real life.
• It always happens in the future.

Which detail shows the story is realistic fiction?

• Don Pedro uses real farming techniques like composting and terraces.
• María Luz talks to animals.
• The garden grows overnight by magic.

Describe the two techniques Don Pedro uses to make his garden flourish.

• Composting and making terraces
• Planting only flowers and using pesticides
• Buying seeds and fertilizers

What has María Luz decided to do in her own garden? What has made her feel hopeful it will work?

• She builds terraces and plants radishes, feeling hopeful because Don Pedro’s ideas work.
• She buys fertilizer and waits for her father to help.
• She plants only flowers and waits for rain.

Retell what María Luz does to ensure her family’s garden flourishes.

• She makes terraces, compost, plants seeds, and takes care of the crops daily.
• She sells the land to buy food.
• She asks Don Pedro to grow vegetables for her.