Read this original passage before answering. Amina and Brian noticed that their school garden was dry. “Let us ask our teacher before changing the watering plan,” Amina said. Their teacher suggested collecting runoff in a covered container. Brian recorded how much water they collected, while Amina checked the seedlings each morning. After a week, the pair presented their observations to the class. They explained what worked and what they would change next time.
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Answers and explanations
1. Why did Amina suggest asking their teacher first?
Answer: To seek guidance before changing the plan.
Amina says they should ask the teacher before changing the watering plan. This shows that she wants guidance before taking action, not that she wants to avoid the task.
2. Which word best describes how Amina and Brian worked?
Answer: Cooperatively.
They shared responsibilities: Brian recorded the water and Amina checked the seedlings. These complementary tasks show cooperation towards a shared purpose.
3. In the passage, the word “observations” most nearly means:
Answer: Things they noticed and recorded.
Their observations are what they noticed and recorded while checking water and seedlings. The meaning follows from their investigation and presentation to the class.
4. Choose the sentence with the correct verb form.
Answer: The seedlings grow every morning..
The plural subject “seedlings” takes the verb “grow” in the simple present. “Grows”, “is” and “has” do not agree with this plural subject in these sentences.
5. Which sentence correctly punctuates direct speech?
Answer: Amina said, “Let us ask our teacher.”.
A reporting clause can be followed by a comma before the quotation. The spoken words are enclosed in quotation marks, with the full stop inside the closing quotation mark here.
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