Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table Vocab

What does the author want you to know about Will Allen?

• He doesn't care to fix problems

• Takes everyones food for himself

• He wants all people to have good food

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Who is the author's intended audience?

• people who live in a city

• readers who are interested in farming

• farms cannot happen in the city

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The passage says that Will imagined a table heaped with food. What does heaped mean?

• made

• grown

• filled up

• ready for

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

What does the illustration on page 107 tell you about the table in Will Allen's house when he was a boy?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

What is the main theme of 'Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table'?

• A) The importance of technology in farming

• B) The significance of community and sustainable food production

• C) The role of government in agriculture

• D) The history of farming techniques

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which word best describes Will Allen's approach to farming?

• A) Traditional

• B) Innovative

• C) Indifferent

• D) Pessimistic

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the word 'sustainable' mean in the context of the book?

• A) Temporary

• B) Long-lasting

• C) Expensive

• D) Unnecessary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

How does the author illustrate Will Allen's impact on the community?

• A) By showing his financial success

• B) By highlighting his community workshops and education

• C) By describing his travels around the world

• D) By focusing on his personal life

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What literary device is used when describing the 'growing table'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the author's purpose in writing about Will Allen?

• A) To entertain with a fictional story

• B) To inform about sustainable farming practices

• C) To criticize modern agriculture

• D) To describe the history of farming

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6