Unit 1.1 Pretest

Which detail from the story supports how the setting contributes to the plot?

• “Mali paused to look at the budding trees on her block.” (page 39, paragraph 1)

• “Mali turned, stared, and put her hands on her hips.” (page 39, paragraph 3)

• “‘I still need a place to plant my flowers, but there’s room for tomatoes.’” (page. 40, paragraph 3)

• “Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Fair isn’t doing her tomato stand anymore because she’s getting old.’” (page 40, paragraph 1)

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How does Mrs. Fair closing her market stand contribute to the plot of the story?

• Because Mrs. Fair closed her stand, it made Mr. Taylor sad and not want to plant anything in his garden, which led to Mali’s idea.

• Because Mrs. Fair closed her stand, Mali went to her swing to think. This led her to come up with her idea.

• Because Mrs. Fair closed her stand, Mr. Taylor decided to get tomatoes from his backyard, which led to Mali’s idea.

• Because Mrs. Fair closed her stand, Mali and her  mom chose to walk around the neighborhood instead of shopping at the market.

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The author characterized Mali as unselfish. How does this characterization of Mali contribute to the plot of the story?

• When Mali heard that Mrs. Fair’s stand was closed, she was concerned about everyone’s healthy diet. She came up with a way to help everyone get fresh tomatoes.

• When Mali heard that Mrs. Fair’s stand was closed, she laughed and thought that she was too old to run it anymore.

• When Mali heard that Mrs. Fair’s stand was closed, she became very sad and went to her backyard to swing.

• When Mali heard that Mrs. Fair’s stand was closed, she decided to work with Mr. Taylor to help him rebuild his wife’s flower garden.

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Select two details from the text to support the author’s characterization of Mali as being unselfish.

• “‘But Mrs. fair’s stand can’t close!’ she said.” (pg. 35)

• “Everyone needs fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet.” (pg. 35)

• “Mali and Mr. Taylor shook hands on this deal.” (pg. 36)

• “I don’t want to get in the way of your flowers, though.” (pg. 36)

• • “Mali beamed and said, “‘Mr. Taylor, maybe you could sell some of your flowers….” (pg. 37)

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5. Read the sentence below.

“Everyone needs fruits and vegetables for a healthy diet.”

What is the meaning of the word healthy, as is used in the sentence from paragraph 3, on page 39?

• food that you eat

• good for your body

• fruits and vegetables

• tastes delicious

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What does the suffix -y, in the word healthy, tell you about the part of speech of the word?

• the word is a pronoun

• the word is a verb

• the word is a noun

• the word is an adjective

7. This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Which statement describes Mr. Taylor’s perspective on gardening at the beginning of the story? 

• In the beginning, he was sad about gardening because the flowers reminded him of his wife, who died.

• In the beginning, he was excited about gardening because he wanted to help Mali plant tomatoes and daffodils.

• In the beginning, he was upset at gardening because his wife planted the flowers and she was not alive to enjoy them.

• In the beginning, he was unsure about gardening because usually his wife planted all of the flowers in the garden.

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8. Part B 

Mr. Taylor’s perspective about gardening changed by the end of the story. Which detail from the story supports the change in Mr. Taylor’s perspective?

• “‘But first’ Mr. Taylor said, ‘you’ll have to make an investment by buying some tomato plants at the nursery.’” (page. 40, paragraph 4)

• “This was the first spring since his wife dies, and Mali saw the sadness on his face.”  (page 39, paragraph 4)

• “‘Not only did I get back the money I invested,’ said Mali, ‘but I also  made a profit of twenty dollars!’” (page 41, paragraph 1)

• “Mr. Taylor, picturing a garden of zinnias and marigolds, was already looking forward to next summer.” (page 41, paragraph 3)

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