A Farmer's Friend
by Staff Writer
Earthworms might be considered the unsung heroes of the farming world. Students will read a passage about the benefits of earthworms and answer questions about the central idea, author’s purpose, cause and effect, and author’s point of view.
Reading Comprehension Passage
A Farmer's Friend
by Staff Writer
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
- surroundings
- burrows
- seep
- digested
- nutrients
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1. " Instead, it senses its surroundings through the nerves along its body."
a. hunger b. conditions around something, environment c. pain d. thoughts
2. "earthworms create burrows, or tunnels"
a. small donkeys b. dams or blockages c. mushrooms d. animal holes, tunnels
3. "The tunnels help air and water seep into the soil"
a. leak slowly, ooze b. flood, rush c. boil quickly d. bake
4. "The earthworms then pass the digested waste out of their bodies"
a. high, lofty b. central, middle c. broken down food, castings d. harmful
5. "The waste from earthworms is filled with nutrients."
a. nourishing substances, healthy materials b. poisons, toxins c. plastics d. ice