Question

bii 23b
ii continue reading the story. then write words from the story to match the descriptions.
in front of the house was a beautiful garden of roses and lilies and other stuff. no one was allowed to pick a flower from this garden, even if ruddy only wanted to surprise a smile from grandmother silk with a perfect pink lily and didnt mean to pull up the whole bulb.

1. what was in front of the house

a

1. who was allowed to pick flowers from the garden

kumon bii 24a
descriptions in context 3
snowed in with grandmother silk
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i continue reading the story. then complete the descriptions of the words below, using words from the story.
joe penny came every day, too, to work in grandmother silks gardens. he mowed the lawns and mended things that were broken.
\what do you do in winter?\ ruddy asked.
\i shovel snow,\ said joe penny. \i chop wood. i lay fires in the fireplaces.\

1. joe penny

the man who came ____ to work in grandmother silks ____

1. winter

when ____ shovels snow, chops ____, and lays fires in the fireplaces

Explanation:

Analyze the left page (BII 23b)

We need to answer two questions based on the story excerpt:
"In front of the house was a beautiful garden of roses and lilies and other stuff. No one was allowed to pick a flower from this garden, even if Ruddy only wanted to surprise a smile from Grandmother Silk with a perfect pink lily and didn't mean to pull up the whole bulb."

• Question 1: "what was in front of the house"

The text states: "In front of the house was a beautiful garden..."
The answer starts with "a" followed by letter boxes.
The letter boxes are:
First word: 9 boxes (b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l)
Second word: 6 boxes (g-a-r-d-e-n)
So the answer is "beautiful garden".

• Question 2: "who was allowed to pick flowers from the garden"

The text states: "No one was allowed to pick a flower from this garden..."
The letter boxes are:
First word: 2 boxes (n-o)
Second word: 3 boxes (o-n-e)
So the answer is "no one".

This uses our Reading Comprehension Questions and Contextual Description Matching skills to find the exact words that fit the letter boxes.

Analyze the right page (BII 24a)

We need to complete the descriptions using words from the story excerpt:
"Joe Penny came every day, too, to work in Grandmother Silk's gardens. He mowed the lawns and mended things that were broken.
'What do you do in winter?' Ruddy asked.
'I shovel snow,' said Joe Penny. 'I chop wood. I lay fires in the fireplaces.'"

• Question 3 (Page 24a, part 1):

"Joe Penny"
"the man who came ______ to work in Grandmother Silk's ______"
Looking at the text: "Joe Penny came every day, too, to work in Grandmother Silk's gardens."
The first blank is "every day" (or "every day, too", but "every day" fits best).
The second blank is "gardens".
So the sentence is: "the man who came every day to work in Grandmother Silk's gardens".

• Question 4 (Page 24a, part 2):

"winter"
"when ______ shovels snow, chops ______, and lays fires in the fireplaces"
Looking at the text: "'I shovel snow,' said Joe Penny. 'I chop wood. I lay fires in the fireplaces.'"
The first blank is the subject who does these things: "Joe Penny".
The second blank is what he chops: "wood".
So the sentence is: "when Joe Penny shovels snow, chops wood, and lays fires in the fireplaces".

This uses our Textual Gap Filling skill to complete the summaries accurately.

Answer:

Page BII 23b

1. what was in front of the house

a <blank>beautiful garden</blank>

1. who was allowed to pick flowers from the garden

<blank>no one</blank>

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Page BII 24a

1. Joe Penny

the man who came <blank>every day</blank> to work in Grandmother Silk's <blank>gardens</blank>

1. winter

when <blank>Joe Penny</blank> shovels snow, chops <blank>wood</blank>, and lays fires in the fireplaces