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The Gardener

How are Lydia Grace and her grandmother alike?

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Math FactsToday's Date is

11/23/11

The Gardener Selection Test

Grade: 3rd

Subject: Reading

Created by: Paige CokerWare County Schools

Instructional Technology Coachhttp://apcoker.edublogs.org

1 Annette has a good sense of humor.

A what looks good

B what is funny

C what feels right

D what is fair

2 Grandpa loves to doze on the porch.

A read

B work

C nap

D eat

3 Kerry planted several tulip bulbs.

A thick underground stems

B tall plant stakes

C small oak trees

D flat outdoor lights

4 Flowers were blooming everywhere.

A spreading

B falling

C opening

D dying

5 The seeds will soon be sprouting.

A beginning to grow

B falling to the ground

C selling at the stores

D blowing in the wind

6 We are expecting showers today.

A mail

B rain

C friends

D changes

7 Brian saw beauty everywhere.

A what is pretty

B lots of people

C fallen branches

D tall buildings

8 When does this story take place?

A in modern times

B during the 1860s

C hundreds of years ago

D during the 1930s

9 From information in the story, you can conclude that

A it was a difficult time for people to find work.

B most children worked rather than going to school.

C people who made clothes were always busy.

D travelers had to pay a lot of money to ride the train.

10 Who probably taught Lydia Grace how to garden?

A Ed and Emma Beech

B Grandma

C Uncle Jim

D Mama and Papa

11 Lydia Grace writes that the window boxes “look as if they’ve been waiting for me.” What does she mean?

A The window boxes do not have any plants in them.

B Uncle Jim wrote Lydia Grace’s name on the window boxes.

C The window boxes are filled with beautiful flowers.

D Uncle Jim bought a crate of window boxes for Lydia Grace.

12 Lydia Grace was probably worried about recognizing Uncle Jim because

A he had grown a mustache since she last saw him.

B he did not look like her mother.

C she forgot the description her father gave her.

D she had never met him before.

13 Where does Uncle Jim work?

A in a garden

B on a train

C at a bakery

D at a school

14 Why did Emma Beech offer to show Lydia Grace how to knead bread?

A Lydia Grace was bored because she did not have enough to do.

B Emma needed Lydia Grace’s help making bread for the customers.

C Emma wanted Lydia Grace to teach her the Latin names of plants.

D Lydia Grace wanted to learn how to be a baker like her Uncle Jim.

15 Why was Lydia Grace bringing dirt home from the vacant lot?

A to give to the store cat

B to grow plants in

C to fix cracks in the walls

D to make mud pies

16 Uncle Jim’s store was almost full of customers on May 27 because people probably

A came for a cake and pie sale.

B heard about Lydia Grace’s secret place.

C had more money to spend.

D got a special invitation from Lydia Grace.

17 Which of these would be another good title for this story?

A The Adventures of Otis the Cat

B Uncle Jim’s Bakery

C A City of Flowers

D A Special Cake for Lydia Grace

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