Vocabulary
Use context clues to determine the best definition of the word:
He would only buy food at the bodega down the block.
a. froze
b. Ethnic convenience store
c. hospital
d. Wal-Mart
b. Ethnic Convenience store
Which character plants lima beans?
Kim
What does the following example of figurative language mean: Leaves flopped flat on the ground.
a. the leaves were falling from the trees
b. the leaves were being stepped on
c. the leaves were were laying close to the ground
d. the leaves were being picked up by the wind
c. the leaves were were laying close to the ground
Which theme best fits Nora's chapter?
a. Treat others the way you want to be treated
b. Never judge a book by its cover
c. Mistakes are always a blessing
d. Change is good
a. Treat others the way you want to be treated
What will most likely happen at the end of Curtis' chapter?
a. he will give Lateesha some tomatoes
b. he will go to the gym
c. he will invite Royce to live with him
d. he will start another community garden
a. he will give Lateesha some tomatoes
Use context clues to determine the best definition of the word:
What if all the plants started wilting? Or caught blight and died?
a. glancing
b. directing
c. disease
d. staring
c. disease
Who let the readers know exactly how much garbage litters her neighborhood and grew goldenrod?
Leona
What type of figurative language is present in the following example: “Gardening is a soap opera growing out of the ground.”
a. simile
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. idiom
c. metaphor
BONUS - What does this metaphor mean?
What is the main theme of Gonzalo's chapter?
a. Old people should take care of themselves.
b. Different kinds of knowledge are valuable in different situations.
c. Too much knowledge can become a dangerous thing.
d. Gardening is more important for children than watching television.
b. Different kinds of knowledge are valuable in different situations.
The author writes Tio Juan, "changed from a baby to a man." What does this mean?
a. Tio Juan does things for himself now
b. Tio Juan finally learns English
c. Tio Juan becomes useful
d. Tio Juan found something that he was really good at - farming
d. Tio Juan found something that he was really good at - farming
Use context clues to determine the best definition of the word:
I don't know why they called the lot vacant there was so much garbage in the lot that it went up to my waist.
a. messy
b. full
c. smelly
d. empty
d. empty
Which character feels as though they are part of nature because of Leona and the garden?
Maricela
What does the following example of figurative language mean: the conversation tied us together.
a. someone took a rope and tied two people together
b. both characters have something in common
c. the characters got tongue tied while they were talking
b. both characters have something in common
Which character BEST exhibits the following theme: You don't know what you have until it's gone?
a. Sam
b. Wendell
c. Curtis
d. Ana
c. Curtis
Why does Nora take Mr. Myles for a walk and fresh air every day?
a. because she is trying to be nice
b. because she is foreful
c. because she is caring
d. because she likes nature
c. because she is caring
Use context clues to determine the best definition of the word:
I'd stop before a store window to let him see himself-he has the dignified head of an African chief - only to find that he'd fallen asleep.
a. sloppy and big
b. distinct and proud
c. calm and sad
d. long and skinny
b. distinct and proud
Which character does the garden help feel like an adult again?
Tio Juan
What type of figurative language is present in the following example: This neighborhood is like a cheap hotel - you stay until you've got enough money to leave
a. simile
b. hyperbole
c. metaphor
d. idiom
a. simile
BONUS - Write down the two things being compared.
Which of the following is the best theme for Ana's chapter?
a. Treat others as you want to be treated.
b. Always have good friends around.
c. Have the courage to follow your dreams.
d. Don't judge a book by its cover.
d. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Why did Leona take a garbage bag to the public health department?
a. she was trying to prove a point
b. she wanted officials to figure out who was dumping the trash
c. she was trying to scare officials
d. she cleaned up some space for her own garden
c. she was trying to scare officials
Use context clues to determine the best definition of the word:
I'd forgotten that tremolo of expectation produced by a tiny forest of sprouts.
a. perfect
b. hope for the future
c. sadness
d. a stalk of beans
b. hope for the future
Which character understands he can't bring the dead back to life but the garden could help him let go of past grief?
Wendell
What type of figurative language is present in the following example: That's what I was looking for, the key that would make the trash disappear"
metaphor
BONUS - What is being compared?
Which character BEST exhibits the following theme: With determination, you can accomplish anything
a. Kim
b. Sae Young
c. Florence
d. Leona
d. Leona
Which detail about Sae Young lets the reader know she enjoys being around people?
a. she grew hot peppers in Korea
b. she doesn't leave her apartment for months
c. she owned a laundry shop
d. she always had people around the house when she was young
d. she always had people around the house when she was young