Vocabulary
What does the word scent mean in the sentence below?
The dog followed the squirrel's scent through the woods.
a. smell
b. sound
c. taste
a. smell
What does the word two mean in the sentence below?
Are there two shoes in each shoebox?
a. also
b. very
c. a pair
Where does MOST of the story take place?
a. in a park
b. on a farm
c. in a garden
c. in a garden
At first, why doesn't the girl like her vegetable garden?
a. she hates vegetables
b. she knows that the plants will not grow
c. She thinks it looks all dark green and ugly
c. she thinks it looks all dark green and ugly
What change should be made in the sentence below?
My house is on Main street in Grant City.
a. change City to city
b. change Main to main
c. change street to Street
c. change street to Street
What does the word bloom mean in the sentence below?
The garden is beautiful when the roses bloom.
a. die
b. fall
c. open
c. open
What does the word where mean in the sentence below?
This is where I go to school.
a. the place
b. put on clothes
c. get old or used up
a. the place
What happens at the beginning of the story?
a. Mommy draws funny pictures on pieces of paper
b. The girl helps her mother start a garden.
c. The neighbors eat vegetable soup
b. the girl helps her mother start a garden
How can Mommy BEST be described?
a. She isn't friendly
b. She likes to share
c. She always shows off
b. She likes to share
What change should be made in the sentence below?
The town of Winter Park is not far from Orlando, florida.
a. change Park to park
b. change Orlando to orlando
c. change florida to Florida
c. change florida to Florida
What does the word tough mean in the sentence below?
The tough meat is hard to chew.
a. not soft and tender
b. not salty and tasty
c. not thick and heavy
a. not soft and tender
What does the word plain mean in the sentence below?
Tom always writes with a plain black pen.
a. not fancy
b. a machine that flies
c. a large, flat grassland
a. not fancy
When she first sees the little green stems growing in her garden, how does the girl feel?
a. confused
b. excited
c. sad
b. excited
How can you tell that Mommy is a good gardener?
a. her plants make a lot of delicious vegetables
b. She uses more water than other gardeners
c. she knows the names of the plant
a. her plants make a lot of delicious vegetables
What change should be made in the sentence below?
On earth day, our class planted a tree.
a. change earth day to Earth Day
b. change class to Class
c. change tree to Tree
a. change earth day to Earth Day
What does the word nods mean in the sentence below?
Jack smiles and nods when Mom asks if he wants some milk.
a. drops his head as he starts to fall asleep
b. signals yes by moving his head up and down
c. stares straight ahead without blinking his eyes
b. signals yes by moving his head up and down
What does the word know mean in the sentence below?
Janie and Russ know how to play the piano.
a. none
b. not yes
c. understand
c. understand
When the author writes Up and down the street grew rainbows of flower, what does she mean?
a. The flowers are bright and colorful
b. The flowers only open after it rains
c. The flowers reach high into the sky
a. the flowers are bright and colorful
What happens after Mommy and the girl pick the vegetables?
a. they sell the vegetables
b. Mommy makes a yummy soup
c. they decide to plant only flowers
b. mommy makes a yummy soup
What change should be made in the sentence below?
On Flag day, we watched a parade.
a. change Flag to flag
b. change day to Day
c. change parade to Parade
change day to Day
What does the word wrinkled mean in the sentence below?
Kelly's shirt was wrinkled from being in her backpack.
a. fresh and folded
b. dirty and stained
c. crumpled and creased
c. crumpled and creased
What does the word sew mean in the sentence below?
Amy's father showed her how to sew a button on her coat.
a. very
b. plant seeds in the dirt
c. stitch together with thread
c. stitch together with thread
Which sentence from the story is a clue that the girl is a hard worker?
a. I rushed over to the neighbors' gardens to see if theirs had grown.
b. I helped my mother plant the seeds, and we dragged the hose from the garden
c. I saw the neighbors standing on their porches with their eyes closed, smelling the sky
At the end of the story, why do the neighbors start planting vegetables next to their flowers?
a. They want to have a better garden than Mommy
b. They want vegetables to make Mommy's special soup
c. They don't want mommy to feel badly about her ugly garden
b. they want vegetables to make mommy's special soup
What change should be made in the sentence below?
Mr. Fields told us about his trip to africa.
change africa to Africa