WorksheetsFarmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
This story was a biography. That means:
the story is from the future
the story is mainly fiction
it's the real story of a person written by themselves
it's a real story of a person written by someone else
Why did the author probably describe Will's hands as being able to hold a basketball?
to describe how small he was
to describe how large he was
to describe how strong he was
to describe how weak he was
What was Will's favorite food as a boy?
pizza
hotdogs
red beans and rice
lima beans with ham
Where did Will play professional basketball?
Oregon
Paris
Atlanta
Belgium
Will noticed that fresh vegetables were scarce in the city. Scarce must mean:
hard to find
cheap
expensive
easy to find
Why did Will throw scraps on top of his lot of land?
to keep other people away
to help improve the soil
to help people get rid of their trash
to make the area smell better
Will added all of these to his farm except:
fish
chicken
goats
cows
Will taught teenagers, schoolchildren, parents, and grandparents to be:
farmers
ranchers
teachers
basketball players
If something is vertical, it does what?
it moves slowly
it moves quickly
it stands tall
it lays flat
Will dreams that one day city farms will be as common as:
gas stations
grocery stores
STOP signs
streetlights
Why were wriggler worms so important?
they don't eat vegetables
they help improve the soil
they do not grow large
they keep the soil wet
How did Will solve the problem of not having enough land?
He bought more down the street.
He began to ask his neighbors for land.
He began using hanging baskets and other containers.
He asked to purchase more land.
