Strawberries

What is the main theme of the passage "Strawberries"?

• The importance of reading gardening books

• Hard work and care can lead to success

• Always listen to gardening professionals

• Competitions are more important than family

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Which detail from the story best supports the theme?

• Ben forgot to water the plants for three days.

• Ben used the library book to solve his problem.

• Ben didn’t like gardening at first.

• Ben saw strawberries on a TV commercial.

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Which two sentences placed in the correct order provide the best summary of the story?

Groups:

(a) 1

,

(b) 2

,

(c) Not needed for the summary

• Ben entered a plant-growing contest at school.

• Ben learned all about growing strawberry plants and won first place with his strawberry

• Ben used the money he had saved to buy two six-packs of tiny strawberry plants with which to

• Ben used a library book that was full of colorful pictures to help him decide what he wanted

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Complete the chart below.

Ben's conflict in the story: (a)  

The resolution of the story: ​ (b)  

• Ben calls the garden shop

• Ben did not want to enter the contest

• Ben didn’t know what kind of plant to grow
• Ben’s plants were unhealthy

• Ben uses a bigger pot
• Ben changes how often he waters the plant

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How did Ben’s love for his grandmother impact the story?

• It made him choose strawberries over other plants

• It caused him to ignore the plant food

• It encouraged him to quit the contest

• It motivated him to care for his plants and try to win

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How did the plant-growing contest change Ben?

• It made him dislike gardening

• It made him more responsible and resourceful

• It caused him to stop reading

• It taught him to avoid gardening books

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In paragraph 3, the word inspired means —

• deserved

• comforted

• warned

• interested

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If you did not know the meaning of the word contest, where would you look?

• A thesaurus

• A calendar

• A dictionary

• An encyclopedia

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What does Ben’s decision to research how to save his plants show about him?

• He is lazy

• He is curious and determined

• He dislikes challenges

• He prefers to give up easily

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Which of the following lines of dialogue best shows Ben’s excitement about the contest?

• “I guess I’ll just pick anything.”

• “Maybe I can grow strawberries, like in this picture!”

• “Why did I even bother?”

• “It doesn’t really matter.”

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