WorksheetsThe Garden of Happiness
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Choose the one that closely matches inhaled.
blew out
turned from
breathed in
Choose the one that closely matches plots.
areas
hills
puddles
Choose the one that closely matches mural.
animal
painting
rag
Choose the one that closely matches faded.
got dirty
lost color
ripped apart
Choose the one that closely matches drooped.
broke off
grew straight
hung down
Why would Marisol wrinkle her nose when ever she passed by an empty lot?
it had pretty flowers
it had a funky smell
it had a sweet smell
What did the grown-ups decided to do after they cleaned up the empty lot?
plant vegetables
nothing
build a basketball court
What did Mr. Singh say they were naming their garden?
The Garden of Happiness
The Garden
The Marisol Garden
What was Marisol's plant?
sunflower
rose
daisy
What genre is The Garden of Happiness?
nonfiction
fantasy
realistic fiction
fable
folktale
What characteristic makes this story realistic fiction?
The events can happen in real life.
The characters are real people.
Animal characters need to be in the story.
What is the setting for the beginning of the story?
The story took place in Weslaco during March.
The story took place near East Houston street on one April morning.
The story took place in Houston during October.
Why did the birds flutter their wings angrily?
because it was raining
because it was hot
because Marisol took a seed
Why did Mr. Ortiz like to sit on a rocking chair near his plot?
to watch the children play
to feed the birds
to breathe the fresh air and sit among his habichuelas
What made Marisol happy again after her flower died?
she planted another one
the teenagers painted a mural of sunflowers on the wall
they gave her a bouquet of flowers
Our car _______ on the ice, but luckily, we were able to stop safely.
mural
skidded
haze
inhaled
I ________ deeply when my mother took a freshly baked loaf of bread from the oven.
haze
inhaled
venture
lavender
In our city, each school painted a ________ on the side of a tall building.
lavender
skidded
mural
inhaled
Most of the story takes place in ____________.
an empty lot
a garage
an apartment building
Marisol's house
Neighbors on Marisol's block clear an empty lot so they can __________.
meet there
have a party
have a street festival
plant a garden
Why can't Marisol have a garden plot like the other people have?
All the land is divided up.
She does not know what to plant.
Teenagers are painting a mural.
She didn't help clean up the empty lot.
How does Marisol feel when she finds a patch of soil for her garden?
disappointed that it is so small
very happy to have a little space for herself
annoyed that she cannot have a larger plot
no longer interested in having a garden
What problem does Marisol have with her garden?
She has to learn how to plant things.
She is working with a very small patch of soil.
She needs to find something to plant.
She can't find time to look after her garden.
What problem does Marisol share with the teenagers?
None of them knew exactly what to do with their projects.
No one had money to buy what they needed for their projects.
None of them liked planting gardens.
They mostly wanted to play and not work.
Marisol often sees Mr. Ortiz in his plot, resting in a chair. In this selection, plot means _____________.
the main event in the story
a small piece of land in a cemetery
a small area planted with vegetables
a secret plan to accomplish something
What does Marisol learn about sunflowers?
Sunflowers grow many places around the world.
Sunflowers are considered to be weeds.
The sunflower seeds taste good
Sunflowers grow only in Mexico
How does the sunflower affect the neighborhood?
It attracts bees.
It makes people happy.
Its seeds spread everywhere.
People keep stealing its seeds.
Marisol is sad toward the end of the selection because________________.
she falls down in the garden and is hurt
her sunflower begins to wither and die
her friends never come back to the garden
she doesn't have beans or tomatoes to eat anymore
Why is the garden called the Garden of Happiness?
It makes everyone happy to grow and raise vegetables there.
No one can be sad in such a pretty place
It is a good name for an empty lot.
Everyone thinks a happy garden name will make the vegetables grow well.
I found ____ of land to plant all my seeds.
plots
drooped
mural
The kids drew a ____ on the wall.
mural
inhaled
faded
What mural did the teenagers draw on the wall in the story?
Trees
Mountains
Sunflowers
How did Marisol feel when winter came?
Sad because her flower died.
Happy because she grown a sunflower.
Scared because the big kids were fighting.
Who helped to build the garden of happiness?
Marisol
The teenagers
Everyone in the community
The sunflower drooped by the end of fall. Drooped in this sentence means
stood straight
hung down
fell to the floor
The best definition of theme is...
The message or lesson the author is teaching.
The main idea.
A word that summarizes the story.
The character's main problem.
choose the correct spelling.
beter
better
betre
