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That is a harvest festival, a fall party that farms hold to celebrate all the food they picked! Bright orange pumpkins sit in big piles, and families laugh as a tractor pulls them on a bumpy hayride.  \nThat bumpy ride might take you straight to a huge maze made of corn! Farmers plant tall corn that grows higher than your dad, then cut winding paths right through it. You walk between the leafy green walls and try to find your way out without getting lost.  \nGetting lost sounds tricky, but the farmer knew every twist before the corn even grew tall. Many corn mazes today are drawn first on a computer, and some look like animals, stars, or even words. Workers use special tools called GPS, the same kind that helps cars find roads, to cut the paths in exactly the right spots.  \nLong before computers helped, people all over the world celebrated the harvest each fall. Families gathered to give thanks for the food that would feed them through the cold winter. So when you munch a caramel apple at the farm, you are joining a party that is older than your great-great-grandparents!  \nHarvest Festivals and Corn Mazes  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is a harvest festival?\u003Cbr>A. A winter party farms hold to plant new seeds\u003Cbr>B. A summer party farms hold to sell baby animals\u003Cbr>C. A spring party farms hold to fix old tractors\u003Cbr>D. A fall party farms hold to celebrate the food they picked |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Why did families long ago gather at harvest time?\u003Cbr>A. To give thanks for food that would feed them through winter\u003Cbr>B. To trade animals with farms far away\u003Cbr>C. To plant fresh corn seeds for the spring\u003Cbr>D. To build new barns before the rain came |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | What pulls families on the bumpy hayride?\u003Cbr>A. A truck B. A big dog C. A tractor D. A horse |  |  |  |  | 7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | What shapes can corn mazes look like from above?\u003Cbr>A. Books, chairs, or shoes B. Rivers, hills, or clouds\u003Cbr>C. Houses, cars, or boats D. Animals, stars, or even words |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Why do workers use GPS tools on the maze?\u003Cbr>A. To keep animals out of the tall corn\u003Cbr>B. To cut the paths in exactly the right spots\u003Cbr>C. To water the corn all through the day\u003Cbr>D. To count how many pumpkins are ripe |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | What can you smell in the air at the festival?\u003Cbr>A. Salty ocean and sand B. Warm apple cider and hay\u003Cbr>C. Fresh paint and flowers D. Hot cocoa and pine trees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | How do farmers make a corn maze?\u003Cbr>A. They dig holes and fill them with straw walls\u003Cbr>B. They paint paths on the flat ground below\u003Cbr>C. They plant tall corn, then cut winding paths through it\u003Cbr>D. They stack pumpkins into long twisting rows |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | What does the word 'maze' mean in this passage?\u003Cbr>A. A machine that picks the corn quickly\u003Cbr>B. A pile of pumpkins you climb over\u003Cbr>C. A ride that spins you around and around\u003Cbr>D. A puzzle of paths you try to find your way through |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\nReading [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) Page 2 of 3  \n9) What is the last paragraph mostly about?  \nA. How tractors pull heavy loads of pumpkins  \nB. How to build a computer that draws mazes  \nC. How people have celebrated the harvest for a very long time  \nD. How caramel apples are made at the farm  \n10) How do many corn mazes get planned today?  \nA. They are guessed by the farmer each morning  \nB. They are drawn first on a computer  \nC. They are copied from an old paper book  \nD. 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