Thomas Jefferson's Food Garden
Thomas Jefferson, Food Pioneer
Bridge to Terabithia
The Secret Garden
Potpourri
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10. How does the image contribute to an understanding of "Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden"?

a. by showing a variety of vegetables in Jefferson's garden

b. by showing which vegetables were new to Jefferson's vegetable garden.

c. by showing a location that is ideal for Jefferson's vegetable garden

d. by showing the ways people continue to care for Jefferson's vegetable garden.

a. by showing a variety of vegetables in Jefferson's garden

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17. What is the meaning of the word pioneer as it is used in the text?

a. a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.

b. a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity.

c. a member of a movement aimed at creating new ideas in children

d. a member of a group preparing roads or terrain for the military.

b. a person who is among the first to research and develop a new area of knowledge or activity.

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2-Part A: What is the theme of Bridge to Terabithia?

a. Nature can have a powerful effect on people.

b. Children need friends who can keep secrets.

c. People can find interesting things in forests.

d. Children often benefit from being quiet.

a. Nature can have a powerful effect on people.

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6. Why does the narrator show Mary talking to herself.

a. to show how nervous Mary is about the garden

b. to show how nervous Mary feels inside the garden

c. to show how little Mary understands about the garden

d. to show how much the garden reminds Mary of other places

a. to show how nervous Mary is about the garden

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7-Part 1: Select whether each option describes the setting of Bridge to Terabithia, The Secret Garden, or both passages.

The place is dark.

The mood is calm.

The plants my be dying.

Effort is made to be quiet.

No one has been there for years.

The place is dark. BtT

The mood is calm. BOTH

The plants my be dying. TSG

Effort is made to be quiet. BOTH

No one has been there for years. TSG

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9 - Part A: Which sentence gives a point made by the author of Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden?

a. Jefferson enjoyed cooking.

b. Jefferson was a great president.

c. Jefferson kept trying when his plants failed.

d. Jefferson thought everyone should have a garden.

c. Jefferson kept trying when his plants failed.

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13. What doe exception mean as it is used in paragraph 8?

a. a regular traveler

b. a unique individual

c. a person who grows vegetables

a person who does experiments

b. a unique individual

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2-Part B: How do Jess and Leslie's actions support the theme of Bridge to Terabithia?

a. They promise not to tell anyone about Terabithia.

b. They are excited about seeing the forest every day.

c. They decide not to talk when in the forest.

d. They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

d. They are determined to keep Terabithia sacred.

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5. What role does paragraph 11 have in the passage?

a. It shows how difficult it is to keep gardens healthy.

b. It helps explain the reasons why Mary is fond of flowers.

c. It provides a setting where Mary can meet new characters.

d. It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

d. It helps create the idea that the garden has been abandoned.

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14. What information about Thomas Jefferson is included in both "Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden" and "Thomas Jefferson, Food Pioneer"?

a. He traveled in many different countries.

b. He kept a journal of his experiments with plants.

c. He cooked foods that many people had never eaten.

d. He planted many different kinds of vegetables in his garden.

d. He planted many different kinds of vegetables in his garden.

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9 - Part B: Which sentence from "Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden" provides evidence of the point made by the author?

a. "After Jefferson retired from public life to his beloved Virginia hilltop plantation, the garden 'served as a sort of experimental testing lab'...(paragraph 1)

b. "...when blossoms appeared, and when the food should come to the table." (paragraph 3)

c. "...'The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture." (paragraph 4)

d. "He once also wrote that if he failed 99 times out of 100, that one success was worth the 99 failures'..."(paragraph 6)

d. "He once also wrote that if he failed 99 times out of 100, that one success was worth the 99 failures'..."(paragraph 6)

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12. According to "Thomas Jefferson, Food Pioneer," how did Thomas Jefferson's travels around the world affect the foods he ate?

a. by teaching him to like foods he did not like before

b. by introducing him to foods unfamiliar to most Americans

c. by showing him different ways of storing and keeping food.

d. by encouraging him to prepare his favorite foods in new ways

b. by introducing him to foods unfamiliar to most Americans

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1. Which sentence from Bridge to Terabithia helps explain why Jess changed his mind about the forest?

a. "'I used to think this place was haunted,' Jess had confessed to Leslie the first after noon he had revved up his courage to bring her there. 

b. 'Oh, but it is,' she'd said. 'But you don't have to be scare. It's not haunted with evil things.'

c. 'How do you know?'

d. 'I can just feel it. Listen.'

e. At first he heard only stillness.

f. It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence."

f. It was the stillness that had always frightened him before, but this time it was like the moment after Miss Edmunds finished a song, just after the chords hummed down to silence."

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4. In The Secret Garden, what does the author mean by saying the roses "were like little trees"? (paragraph 11)

a. The rosebushes have thick trunks.

b. The rosebushes are tall enough to climb.

c. The rosebushes have large, long branches.

d. The rosebushes are more leaves than flowers.

c. The rosebushes have large, long branches.

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15. Each of the following options describes a point of view in "Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden," "Thomas Jefferson, Food Pioneer," or both passages.

Jefferson treated gardening as research.

Jefferson learned about new foods while traveling.

Jefferson learned from his mistakes as a gardener.

Jefferson treated gardening as research. BOTH

Jefferson learned about new foods while traveling. TJFP

Jefferson learned from his mistakes as a gardener. TJVG

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8. Which two sentences should be included in a summary of Thomas Jefferson's Vegetable Garden?

a. Jefferson's garden was on a hilltop in Virginia.

b. Jefferson cooked most of his food by boiling it.

c. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d. Jefferson believed plants were important to society.

e. Jefferson kept detailed records of vegetables he grew.

d. Jefferson believed plants were important to society.

e. Jefferson kept detailed records of vegetables he grew.

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11. The title of "Thomas Jefferson, Food Pioneer" calls Jefferson a "food pioneer." Which two sentences support this description?

a. "In Jefferson's day, there were no supermarkets, no refrigerators, and no trucks or airplanes to move food quickly over long distances.

b. Mostly, people at only what they or their neighbors grew and made.

c. Because of this, most people were familiar only with local plants and were afraid of new ones.

d. Perhaps because Jefferson traveled in Europe -- and because he always liked to try new things -- he was an exception.

e. He loved to grow unfamiliar plants.

d. Perhaps because Jefferson traveled in Europe -- and because he always liked to try new things -- he was an exception.

e. He loved to grow unfamiliar plants.

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3-Part A: Write whether each option describes Jess or Leslie in Bridge to Terabithia.

becomes a leader in the forest

is not sure if the forest is haunted

changes after arriving in Terabithia

suggests listening to better understand the forest

becomes a leader in the forest Leslie

is not sure if the forest is haunted Jess

changes after arriving in Terabithia Jess

suggests listening to better understand the forest Leslie

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4-Part B: Why is the description of the roses important?

a. It shows that the garden lacks color.

b. It shows that the rosebushes may be hard to cut down.

c. It shows that the garden may be dangerous to play in.

d. It shows that the rosebushes have been ignored for a long time.

d. It shows that the rosebushes have been ignored for a long time.

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16. How do each of the Thomas Jefferson passages present information about him. Write the passage title or both for each statement.

describes the types of plants in Jefferson's garden

compares Jefferson's gardening with his other work

describes where Jefferson discovered different foods

compares food sources in Jefferson's time with modern ones

describes the types of plants in Jefferson's garden BOTH

compares Jefferson's gardening with his other work TJVG

describes where Jefferson discovered different foods TJFP

compares food sources in Jefferson's time with modern ones TJFP