Benchmark Unit 1 Corn Quiz

Which answer is NOT a way to produce corn?

• The Three Sisters

• Small Farms (CSA)

• Recycling

• Industrial Methods (Hybrid corn)

Which crops are a part of the Three Sisters method?

• Peas, Tomatoes, Beans.

• Corn, Potatoes, Carrots.

• Cucumbers, Broccoli, Squash.

• Corn, Squash, Beans.

Corn was first cultivated by the early inhabitants of what is now _____?

• Mexico

• Virginia

• the Midwest

• Canada

What was corn used for the MOST in 2017?

• food and food products

• export

• feed and residuals

• fuel and ethanol

Which is NOT a reason why growing corn in a monoculture is dangerous?

• The concentration on a single crop depletes the soil.

• It is a good practice for earning money now.

• One disease or pest could wipe out all corn crops.

• Profits may be hurt in the future.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

Which two crops are rotated to preserve the soil?

• Corn and Potatoes

• Corn and Peas

• Corn and Soybeans

• Corn and Carrots

What insult did the farmer give to his daughter in the poem 'A Girl's Garden'?

• your brittle hair

• your toothpick legs

• your paper fingernails

• your slim-jim arms

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Some people think using corn for fuel is wrong. Which choice is NOT a part of their argument?

• Ethanol makes a cleaner-burning fuel

• Ethanol is bad for the environment

• Production of fuel pollutes the ecosystem

• More corn should be used for food

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Who is named as the 'discoverer' of crop rotation?

• Charles Townsend

• Charles Townshead

• Charles Townsheep

• Charles Townshend

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CCSS.RI.5.1

What does the word 'cultivate' mean?

• What you exchange for a good

• To get the soil ready for planting

• To change for the better

• To have worldly knowledge

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4