Main Idea
What is the passage mostly about?
What is the school garden and how it benefits students?
Find one detail that shows the garden was successful.
The garden began to flourish after several weeks of planning, planting, and watering.
In the passage, what does 'unused' mean?
Not being used.
What is a synonym for 'doubted'?
Questioned, disbelieved, or was uncertain about.
What does the prefix 'un-' mean in 'unused'?
Not or the opposite of.
Which statement best expresses the central idea?
A school garden can provide learning opportunities and bring students together.
Which sentence shows that students learned across subjects?
Science classes studied plant growth, while math classes measured the beds and calculated water needs.
What does 'flourish' most nearly mean in the first paragraph?
To grow or develop successfully.
What is an antonym for 'practical'?
Impractical or theoretical, depending on the context.
In 'planning,' what is the base word?
Plan.
What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
Students used the garden to learn in different subjects and work through challenges.
What evidence shows that the garden required teamwork?
Students worked together to solve problems, including protecting plants from insects.
What does 'practical' mean in 'practical skills'?
Useful skills that can be applied in real situations.
What does 'transformed' mean?
Changed significantly.
What does the suffix '-ful' mean in 'useful'?
Full of or characterized by.
Which detail best supports the idea that the garden helped learning?
Science classes studied plant growth and math classes measured beds and calculated water needs.
Cite two details that support the idea that the garden was more than a place to grow food.
Science and math classes used it for learning; students also worked together to solve problems.
What does 'resource' mean in the final paragraph?
Something useful that people can use or benefit from.
Use 'resource' in a new sentence that shows its meaning.
Example: The library is a resource students can use to research topics.
Break down 'discovery' into its meaningful parts: prefix, base, and suffix (if any).
Dis- + cover + -y;
Why is the final paragraph important to the passage's main idea?
It shows the results of the project and how the garden became a useful shared resource.
A student claims the garden changed the school community. Give two pieces of evidence.
It became a shared resource for the entire school, and students took pride in their work.
Which context clue helps you understand 'flourish'? Explain how.
The garden had been planned, planted, and watered for weeks; the sentence says it began to flourish, suggesting healthy growth.
Explain the difference between 'flourish' and 'transform' as used in the passage.
Flourish means to grow or succeed; transform means to change something significantly.
The word 'reusable' contains two affixes. Identify them and explain how they change the base word 'use.'
Re- means again; -able means capable of. Reusable means able to be used again.