module 5 week 1 test

During World War I, many cities were running out of food. One solution was for more people to grow food at home. What does solution mean?

• way of planting crops

• way of preparing meals

• way of fixing a problem

• way of explaining an idea

What evidence from the passage best supports the point that vertical gardens can present challenges?

• They are becoming popular, so scientists are beginning to study them

• They need to include a system for collecting water and pumping it through a building

• They were well with certain types of spices and flowers that are hard to find in many places

• They reach very high temperatures, so they can be difficult to tend during the summer months.

According to the passage, why are beans a good fit for a city garden?

• they tend to attract little wildlife

• because they pair well with many other foods

• because they need little direct sunlight or water

• because they grow upward and do well in containers

According to the passage, what is the relationship between pollution and raised garden beds?

• To clean up polluted soil, gardeners can put it in raised beds and let the chemicals drain out the bottom.

• Raised garden beds protect plants from pollution because they use specially treated water rather than soil.

• Raised garden beds make it easy to avoid polluted soil because they must be placed far away from major roads.

• To avoid soil that may have been harmed by pollution, gardeners can build raised beds and fill them with fresh soil.

What is the TOPIC of this passage?

• City Life

• Healthy Living

• Gardening

• Farming crops

Alternative means:

• problematic

• animal in captivity

• perceptive

• another way or in place of another

According to the passage, why are beans a good fit for city gardens?

• because they tend to attract little wildlife

• because they pair well with many other foods

• because they need little direct sunlight or water

• because they grow upward and do well in containers

Which answer best fits the main ideas of the passage?

• City gardens can help cities become greener and gardeners become healthier.

• City gardeners enjoy having locally grown food, but producing it takes a lot of time.

• City gardeners often save money by borrowing garden tools and using everyday objects.

• City gardens can be built on rooftops, but the soil can be too heavy for many rooftops to hold.

Something that is _______________ is related to a city.

• humble

• alternative

• transform

• urban

If something is _____________, it is simple and not impressive.

• urban

• humble

• alternative

• artificial