Expository Text-Worm Bin

In paragraphs 1 and 2, which sentence best

supports the main idea that people can have

a good time turning trash into compost to

help the environment?

• They feed the worms food scraps.

• That’s a lot of trash.

• Keeping worms is easy, and it can be a

  lot of fun.

• The following directions will show you

  how to make your own worm bin.

The author included the picture to show —

• what the compost will look like when

  it’s ready

• all the materials you need to make a

  worm bin

• what a completed worm bin will look like

• how worms turn the trash into compost

If your worm bin begins to smell, what

should you do?

• Add water

• Add food

• Stop adding food for a while

• Stop adding water for a while

The word harvest is in bold print in

paragraph 4 to tell you that —

• it is the most important word in

  the paragraph

• a pronunciation of the word follows

• it is not an English word

• a meaning of the word follows

Read the chart and use it to answer the question.

Which sentence belongs on the blank lines?

• Worms will eat their bedding as well as

  their food.

• You can harvest the compost without

  taking the worms with it.

• You should bury the food scraps in the

  new bedding.

• Compost can help plants grow better in

  your garden.

Which is the best summary of paragraphs 3 and 4?

• Make sure the bedding in your worm bin

  does not dry out by adding fresh bedding

  with food. After the worms move, harvest

  the compost and add it to plants.

• Compost helps plants grow better, so add

  it to potted plants or use it in a garden.

  Bury the food scraps in the new bedding,

  and wait for the worms to eat it.

• Take care of how much food you give

  your worms. Worms will move to the food

  if you put food scraps in the new bedding

  and push the old bedding aside.

• Too much food in the bin can start

  to smell bad, so pour water onto the

  bedding. The worms will eat the food,

  and the compost you get can be used

  in many ways.