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That tiny seed is the very beginning of the plump orange pumpkin you might carve next October. It sits underground in the warm dirt, soaking up water, until a curly green sprout pushes toward the sun. Can you believe something as heavy as a bowling ball starts out that small?  \nFrom that little sprout comes a vine that seems to have big plans. It  \nstretches across the ground like a green garden hose, sometimes growing 20 feet long or more, with wide leaves that shade the soil below. Along the vine, bright yellow flowers pop open in the summer sunshine, and here is a surprise: the plant grows two different kinds. There are male flowers on skinny stems and female flowers that already have a tiny green pumpkin bump waiting at their base.  \nThose two kinds of flowers cannot make a pumpkin on their own, so they need a busy helper. That helper is the bee, which buzzes from flower to flower and carries yellow dust called pollen from the male flowers to the female ones. When pollen reaches a female flower, that little green bump can begin to swell into a real pumpkin. Without bees doing this job, called pollination, most pumpkin patches would stay empty.  \nOnce a flower is pollinated, the slow and steady growing begins. A pumpkin usually needs about 90 to 120 days to grow from a pale green fruit into a heavy orange one, so a seed planted in spring is ready by fall. Yes, a pumpkin is truly a fruit, because it grows from a flower and holds the plant's seeds inside. Scientists even call it a kind of berry and a member of the squash family, which makes it a cousin of zucchini and cucumbers.  \nBy the time the leaves turn red and the air smells like autumn, the pumpkins are ready to leave the vine. Farmers cut them with a bit of stem still attached, since that stubby handle helps them last longer. From there they roll off to markets, porches, and pie kitchens all across the country. And every one of those giant pumpkins, some heavier than a full-grown pig, grew from a single seed you could hide in your pocket.  \nHow Pumpkins Grow  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What does the farmer do in late May at the start of the passage?\u003Cbr>A. Waters the wide leaves of a plant\u003Cbr>B. Cuts an orange pumpkin from a vine\u003Cbr>C. Carries pollen between two flowers\u003Cbr>D. Drops a flat seed into soft, dark soil |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Why do farmers leave a bit of stem on each pumpkin they cut?\u003Cbr>A. The stem keeps bees from returning to the fruit\u003Cbr>B. The stem shows buyers that the fruit is ripe\u003Cbr>C. The stubby handle helps the pumpkin last longer\u003Cbr>D. The stem helps the pumpkin roll to market |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why do pumpkin flowers need a bee to visit them?\u003Cbr>A. The bees help the vine grow longer across the ground\u003Cbr>B. The bees keep hungry insects away from the vine\u003Cbr>C. The flowers need water carried on the bee's legs\u003Cbr>D. The two kinds of flowers cannot make a pumpkin alone |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) How can you tell a female flower from a male flower on the vine?\u003Cbr>A. A female flower has a tiny green bump at its base\u003Cbr>B. A female flower grows on a long, skinny stem\u003Cbr>C. A female flower is a darker shade of orange\u003Cbr>D. A female flower opens only in the early spring |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) According to the passage, what family does the pumpkin belong to?\u003Cbr>A. The berry family, alongside blueberries and grapes\u003Cbr>B. The melon family, alongside apples and pears\u003Cbr>C. The bean family, alongside peas and lentils\u003Cbr>D. The squash family, alongside zucchini and cucumbers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) How long does a pumpkin usually take to g","cbCaifqp75HQXtd9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifqp75HQXtd9","pdf",97482,"English","# How Pumpkins Grow\n## Questions 1-10","[{\"question\":\"What does the farmer do in late May at the start of the passage?\",\"answer\":\"The farmer pokes a fingertip into soft, dark soil and drops in a flat, teardrop-shaped seed.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do pumpkin flowers need a bee to visit them?\",\"answer\":\"Bees move pollen from male flowers to female flowers. Without pollination, most pumpkin patches would not grow pumpkins.\"},{\"question\":\"How long does a pumpkin usually take to grow from a green fruit to an orange one?\",\"answer\":\"It usually takes about 90 to 120 days.\"}]","How Pumpkins Grow - Solve Each Problem | PDF",1790807497,18]