Module 7 Week 1: Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

The passage says that Will imagined a table HEAPED with food.  What does HEAPED mean?

• made

• grown

• filled up

• ready to

After buying land in the city, why did Will start composting?

• to make the soil better for growing plants

• to help his friends get rid of their food waste

• to teach the neighborhood kids something new

• to keep his tractor and other machines working well

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

With which statement would Will most likely agree?

• Anyone can learn to become a good farmer

• The best farmers can be found in the countryside

• Being a farmer is easier than being a basketball player

• There are already enough farms to grow fresh food for everyone

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