This Saturday, Tom plans to visit his grandmother. "Come to my house at eight o'clock," his grandmother told him on the telephone today. "I'll have pancakes ready, and then we''ll work in my vegetable garden."
"Will the carrots be ready to eat?" Tom asked his grandmother. "They might be!" she said. "Come help me, and we'll see."
Eight weeks ago, Tom began helping his grandmother in her garden every Saturday morning. The two of them start working right after breakfast, before the day gets hot. They weed and water the plants. Tom loves to smell the earthy scent of the garden as he works. Last Saturday, the lettuce and the onions were finally ready to eat. "The tomatoes and the green beans won't be ready to pick for a few more weeks," his grandmother had said as they worked. "But the carrots will be ready soon. If you come help me next week, the carrots might be ready for us to eat in our soup!" Their mutual effort is rewarded at noon, when they eat the vegetables they've grown. Last Saturday, Tom gathered lettuce and onions to make an salad. His grandmother heated a can of soup for their lunch. This Saturday, if the carrots are ready to pick, his grandmother will wash them and put them in their soup. Their bright orange color will wink up at him from his bowl when he sits down to eat. But even if the carrots aren't ready, Tom will pick lettuce and onions again. He'll wash the vegetables and make a salad for the two of them to share. Somehow, the lettuce and onions he grew and picked always taste better than any salad Tom has ever had!
Read the story above and answer the following questions.
The story tells us that Tom loves to smell the earthy scent of the garden as he works. From reading the story, which of the following best describes the meaning of the word earthy?
making a person think of dirt
making a person think of flowers
being on Earth, instead of on another planet
making a person think of sunlight
being practical
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What should be changed in the following sentence to correct the grammatical error it contains?
Last Saturday, Tom gathered lettuce and onions to make an salad.
change the word make to buy
change the word an to a
add a comma after the word Tom
end the sentence with a question mark
do not use a comma after the word Saturday
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Which of the following statements is not correct?
The first sentence of the story should not end in a question mark.
The first letter of the first word of a sentence should be capitalized.
The first letter of the words Tom and Saturday should be capitalized.
The last sentence of the story ends in an exclamation point.
The first letter of the word week should always be capitalized.
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When Tom asks his grandmother if the carrots will be ready, she answers, "They might be!" Her statement ends in an
.
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Which vegetables are certain to be ready to eat on Saturday?
Only the onions will be ready to eat.
The tomatoes and green beans will be ready to eat.
Only the carrots will be ready to eat.
The carrots and lettuce will be ready to eat.
The lettuce and onions will be ready to eat.
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