Connections Between Steps
Author's Purpose
Main Idea
Context Clues
Text Features
100

What type of text is it: Fiction or nonfiction?

Nonfiction
100
Why did the author write this text?


a. to inform

b. to tell a story

c. to convince the reader of their opinion

A - this is an informational text
100
What is the topic of this text?
Strawberries
100
What does "crowns" most likely mean on page 6?


a. the shape of the strawberry

b. the tops of the strawberry plant

c. a crown for the gardener to protect their heads

B
100
Name a text feature on page 6
Headings, photographs, or bold print
200
Is this text scientific, technical, or historical?
Scientific. It describes a scientific process. it does have steps, but they are not telling the reader how to do something.
200

Why did the author write this text?

To explain the steps for strawberries to grow from seeds to strawberries

200
What is the main idea of this text?
The steps it takes for strawberries to grow
200
What does the author mean by "space" on page 4?


a. room to grow

b. outer space

c. a blank spot 

A
200
Which text feature on page 8 shows you what a seedling looks like?
Photograph
300
What happens first for a seed to become a strawberry?
Gardeners find space for the strawberries
300
Why did the author write the paragraph titled "Then Gardeners Pinch Off Flowers"?


a. To show how pinching off flowers is harmful for the strawberries

b. To show how pinching off flowers helps bees pollinate the flowers

c. To show how pinching off flowers helps the strawberries grow better

C
300
Which paragraph shows why gardeners pinch off flowers?
Page 14
300
What does "buds" mean on page 12?


a. a best friend

b. a strawberry

c. the beginning of a plant

A
300
Which text features tells you the definition of key words in the text?
Glossary
400
What happens before the strawberries become big plants?
They are seedlings
400
Why did the author include the information about pinching off flowers?
To show how it helps more strawberry plants to grow
400
Which page shows when strawberries are ready to be eaten?
Page 18
400
What does "caps" mean on page 18?



the top of the strawberry
400
Why does the author put the word "caps" in bold print on page 18?
To show that it is important/a key word
500
What causes strawberries to grow new plants?
They grow runners
500
Why would someone read this text?


a. to get ideas for writing a story about a girl who loves strawberries

b. to write a report about how strawberries grow

c. to form an opinion on gardening strawberries

B
500
How does the information on page 8 support the main idea?
It tells part of how seeds become strawberries (or similar answer)
500
Use the photograph and context clues on page 12 to figure out what the word "clusters" means
In groups
500
What information can be found under the heading "Small Strawberries Grow?"


a. How bees' pollination helps the flowers produce strawberries

b. How small flowers are better than big flowers because they make better strawberries

c. How small, green strawberries are pollinated

A - the text says that bees pollinate the small flowers, which helps them produce strawberries
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