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The answer is a summer-long journey that starts underground and endson your porch. A pumpkin begins as a pale seed tucked into warm soil, then sprouts into a sprawling vine with leaves as wide as dinner plates. Along that vine, bright yellow flowers open like little trumpets, and one of them will slowly swell into the pumpkin you know.  \nThose flowers are where the real magic begins, and they hold a secret many people never notice. A pumpkin plant grows two kinds of blossoms: male flowers on skinny stems and female flowers with a tiny round bump at their base. That bump is a baby pumpkin waiting for its chance, but it can't grow on its own. A bee must carry yellow pollen from a male flower to a female flower, and only then does the fruit start to form.  \nOnce a bee finishes that delivery, a race against the calendar begins. From the day the seed is planted, a pumpkin usually needs about 90 to 120 days to grow ripe, which is why farmers plant in late spring to be ready for fall. During those months the little green bump balloons in size, changing from green to gold to deep orange as it soaks up sunlight. Underneath, the vine acts like a straw, pulling water and food to the growing fruit day after day.  \nSpeaking of fruit, here comes the fact that surprises almost everyone at the dinner table. A pumpkin is not a vegetable at all, it is a fruit, because it grows from a flower and holds the plant's seeds inside. Scientists put it in a group called squash, and they even call it a kind of berry, since a botanical berry is any fleshy fruit with seeds in the middle. So the next time someone calls it a vegetable, you can share what really grew on that vine.  \nBy the time autumn arrives, all that patient growing pays off in a big way. Farmers harvest ripe pumpkins in fall, cutting them from the dried vine with a bit of stem still attached so they last longer. Then the pumpkins roll into markets and onto porches, ready to become pies, soups, or grinning jack-o'-lanterns. Not bad for something that started as a seed you could hide under a single fingertip!  \nHow Pumpkins Grow  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea of the entire passage?\u003Cbr>A. Pumpkins taste better in pies than they do in soups.\u003Cbr>B. Bees are the only insects that can help flowers make new plants.\u003Cbr>C. Farmers must plant many crops besides pumpkins during the spring.\u003Cbr>D. A pumpkin grows through several stages from a tiny seed into a ripe fall fruit. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How is the passage mostly organized?\u003Cbr>A. It describes different holidays that use pumpkins today.\u003Cbr>B. It lists problems farmers face and how they solve them.\u003Cbr>C. It compares pumpkins with several other kinds of squash.\u003Cbr>D. It follows a pumpkin in order through its stages of growth. |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) About how long does a pumpkin usually take to grow ripe after planting?\u003Cbr>A. About 150 to 200 days from seed to ripe fruit.\u003Cbr>B. About 60 to 75 days from seed to ripe fruit.\u003Cbr>C. About 90 to 120 days from seed to ripe fruit.\u003Cbr>D. About 30 to 45 days from seed to ripe fruit. |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) Why do farmers leave a bit of stem attached when they harvest pumpkins?\u003Cbr>A. So the pumpkins are easier to lift and carry.\u003Cbr>B. So the pumpkins keep growing a little larger.\u003Cbr>C. So the pumpkins turn a deeper orange color.\u003Cbr>D. So the pumpkins last longer after being cut. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) How does the passage describe the two kinds of flowers on a pumpkin plant?\u003Cbr>A. Male flowers are orange, and female flowers are bright yellow.\u003Cbr>B. 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