Gardening and Vocabulary Quiz

Which of the following vegetables are root crops?

• Tomatoes

• Green beans

• Corn

• Beets

Pioneer families had a hard time gardening because ____________________.

• Their dogs didn't know how to help

• They had to break up native sod

• They didn't know how to plant a garden

• There wasn't enough rain

A root vegetable means ____________________________________.

• eating the root of the plant that grows in the soil instead of the part that grows above ground

• none of the above

• eating the soil

• eating the soil and the plants that grow above

What kind of dogs are Fritz and Heidi?

• Australian shepherds

• Labrador retrievers

• German short-hair pointers

• German shepherds

What was new to Fritz and Heidi?

• The game

• The soil

• The country

• A garden

Did Heidi help with the gardening?

• No, she stayed at home instead.

• Yes, she stayed close by and helped.

• Yes, she stayed close by and napped.

• No, she went exploring instead.

_________________________ usually helps with garden work.

• Fritz

• None of the above

• Heidi

• German man

Who tasted the cucumbers in the garden?

• The garden boy

• None of the above

• Heidi

• Fritz

Where do melons grow?

• On trees

• On stalks

• On vines

• Below the ground as root vegetables

Why was Fritz called the best garden helper?

• She was playful

• She ate cucumbers

• He knew the exact right time to pick each melon in the garden

• She ran in the garden