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10. According to paragraph 2, how are all fruits alike?

• They have seeds.

• They have colorful flowers.

• They come from tropical plants.

• They are shaped like chicken eggs.

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11. Read the sentence below.

But botanists, scientists who study plants and trees, say that any part of a plant that has seeds is a fruit.

What does the word botanists mean?

• fruits such as apples, oranges, berries, and bananas

• people who study trees and plants

• parts of plants that have seeds

• fruits that have seeds

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12. What is the main idea of paragraph 4?

• Redwood trees have seeds that look like and are as small as grains of rice.

• Redwood trees are as tall as some huge city buildings.

• Redwood trees grow tall, but they have small branches.

• Redwood trees have small seeds but grow into huge trees.

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13. Read the sentence below.

The seeds are so tiny that thousands of seeds weigh only a couple of pounds.

What does the word pounds mean in this sentence?

• to hit hard

• a type of money

• a kind of cake

• a unit to measure weight

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14. What is the meaning of firm as it is used in paragraph 6?

• fairly solid

• made of rice

• as tall as a building

• like a chicken egg

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15. According to the passage, how are orchids and redwood trees alike?

• They both grow to be tall.

• They both grow from small seeds.

• They both have seeds the size of a chicken egg.

• They both grow beautiful flowers.

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16. Based on the passage, what are TWO ways orchid seeds are different from other seeds? Select TWO

answers.

• They are larger in size.

• They need special soil to grow.

• They are longer than most seeds.

• They are greatest in number.

• They are smaller than other seeds.

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17. What is the main idea of paragraph 9?

• The wind helps carry small dandelion seeds for miles because they are so light.

• Water helps large coconut seeds float long distances.

• Animals spread seeds by carrying fruits to different places as they eat.

• Seeds are carried to new places by wind, water, and animals.

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18. What is the meaning of long as it is used in paragraph 9?

• far

• sad

• lazy

• kind

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19. What is the meaning of light as it is used in paragraph 9?

• slow motion

• in a joking way

• having little weight

• waking up easily

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