Unit 3, Week 3

In paragraph 3, what is the main idea? (What is this paragraph mostly about?)

• Corn is widely planted because it has high yields and is resilient.

• Farmers in America produce more corn than farmers everywhere else.

• There have been a lot of technological advancements in corn farming.

• Corn can be used for many different things.

According to the line graph on page 23, which of the following time periods had the greatest corn yield? (The most amount of corn produced.)

• 1860-1880

• 1940-1960

• 1900-1920

• 1990-2000

Which of these sentences most clearly shows the author's subjective point of view?

• They export an average of $10 billion worth of corn per year.

• Thanks to amazing new technology and other agricultural innovations.

• In the past, Americans grew different crops to meet the needs of different markets.

• The purpose of that patch of oats was manure mitigation.

Based on the line graph on page 23, what can you conclude about corn yield?

• The amount of corn produced has has grown steadily.

• The amount of corn produced has decreased.

• The amount of corn produced is greater than the amount of soybeans produced.

• Corn production is not important anymore.

What is the meaning of the word "resilient" as it is used in paragraph 3?

• able to recover from a bad day

• made of plastic

• able to grow in difficult situations

What is one benefit of crop rotation?

• It makes less plants.

• It is better for the soil.

• It makes super plants.

• It increases the amount of pests (bugs).

True or False: The two articles in "The Science of Growing Food" are opinion articles.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of these words from the passage has the same "a" vowel sound as "take"?

• smart

• States

• Agriculture

• Americans