Homework 11/18 (part 2)

Read the following sentences from the text.

"The city government has dedicated farm land in town to grow the radishes used for

the competition. Farmers leave the radishes in the ground for as long as possible to

make them large enough for carving."

What does "dedicated" mean as used in this sentence?

• A. completely destroyed

• B. organized protests for

• C. taught people about

• D. chosen for a special use

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Choose the answer that best completes this sentence.

Farmers grow very large radishes for the competition. ________, some radishes can

be over 1.5 feet long and weigh over two pounds.

• A. Instead

• B. Soon

• C. For example

• D. In addition

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Who supported Mexican vendors to continue carving religious figures into radishes? Write in complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is one example of how the Oaxaca city government helps support the radish

carving competition? Write in complete sentences with proper capitalization and punctuation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5