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Final Ex
Reading Comprehension III

Exam is from 10:00 to noon on Monday April 18, 2022

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1. Read the following article and make margin notes within the boxes provided. (5 marks)
2. Answer the comprehension questions for the article. (5 marks)
3. Write a paraphrase for the section of the article found on page 6 of this package. (12
marks)
4. Write a summary for the article. (15 marks)
Reading Comprehension 3 Final Exam

Tahira Syed

EAS/ELS Conestoga College

ELS 1150 & 1690

Professor Esther Devries-Lasby

April 18, 2022

 Not Just Freshly Delicious
By Gwem Zhang

Article Margin notes

Yuming═garden
1. When Yuming immigrated to Canada from a city of 20 million ▬►produce
people, she was very excited about her new house, and vegetables═gard
particularly the spacious yard compared to the tiny balcony she en fresh ꝸ
had before. Despite the reluctance of her husband, Yuming inexpensive
started a little vegetable garden in the front yard and devoted
her time and energy, hoping to provide their baby son with
organic food that is affordable and fresh. The benefits from her
garden came as a surprise.

2. In fact, their baby son enjoyed the steamed beans and mashed child═help with
peas from their garden very much, and he soon started gardenꝸ she
assisting in the garden as soon as he could walk. He started found═soil
with a kid-size watering can and then took on more tasks when ▬►strong
he grew older and stronger, such as removing the weeds, immune
harvesting salad, and digging holes for plants. While Yuming system+decrease
was happy to see him physically active outside instead of asthamaꝸallergies
sitting in front of TV, she was a little nervous about those dirty
little hands covered with soil until she discovered that the
microbes in the soil can build up kids’ immune system and
reduce the risks of asthma and allergies. Stronger muscles,
bones, and immune system all come for free!
3. Yuming’s boy was surprised when mom told him that research▬►child
eggplants, peppers and tomatoes all belonged to the same ren with
plant family even though they do not look similar at all. He also gardening skill
learned that the plants have their own ways of growing and ═good in school
require different conditions. Even for kids who are not subjects
interested in becoming a botanist, they may develop general
interests in science. The garden can be where they learn how
to test the moisture of the soil and investigate why PH value
matters. According to research, kids who had gardening
experiences performed better in science subjects at school
than students who were never involved in gardening.

4. Gardening has benefited Yuming just as much as her boy. As advantage of

 a newcomer, she was a stranger in a strange land. However, garden═yuming▬
she got to know her neighbours through gardening, and ►communicate
visitors range from toddlers to seniors. In spring, one stops by with neighbours
and comments on the asparagus. In autumn, kids come to
seek the pumpkins, and their parents chat with Yuming about
how to feed the green vegetables to the kids. One senior lady
told Yuming that her late father immigrated to Canada from
Italy and always had a vegetable garden. A construction
worker made a detour on his way to work just to tell Yuming
that her kale looked great and shared a Syrian kale dip recipe
with her.

5. Gardening also taught both Yuming and her kid some life Yuming learn from
principles. First, problems occur all the time, and there are gardening═
always solutions, if you search hard enough. For example, dealing with a
before an unexpected frost hit when the temperature drops difficult
below zero, they can cover the young plants with old bed situation▬►exa
sheets, upside-down pots, garbage bags and whatever mple═ low
supplies they can find. Then in the summer, another issue temperature▬►
appears. Squirrels come to eat the corn, and deer come to cover the plants
munch on the peas. They searched for an alternative option to
protect their work without using chemicals or other aggressive
methods. After some experiments, they discovered that the
best way is to hang some old CD disks in the garden. Second,
opinions can be changed. Yuming’s husband had concerns of
having a vegetable garden at the front, but eventually he saw
the outcomes a garden can produce and joined the team. He
even designed a rain barrel system that could hold enough
water for the drought period in the summer when it has not
rained for weeks.

6. A few years later, Yuming’s little garden survived, expanded, After few years
and became a unique landmark of the neighbourhood. A ═Yuming garden
teacher brought her classes over for a field trip prior to their remainꝸ expanded
lessons on plants. One family across the street ripped up their
lawn and converted it to a vegetable garden. “You started a Became example
trend,” they said to Yuming. Whether it is a trend or not, for
Yuming does not know, but she knows that she enjoyed neighbourhood
anticipating in spring, sweating in summer, celebrating in
autumn and resting in winter. “We’re living with the rhythm of
the four seasons, and this is the most significant harvest we
achieved in the garden,” she thought.
700 Words

Reference
Zhang, G. (2021). The Companion to Conestoga English Language Reader 3. EASELS Inc.
Kitchener: Canada.
2)Comprehension Questions
Answer the following questions in complete sentences according to the article.
1. Where is Yuming’s garden located? (1 mark)
Ans. Her garden located in the front yard of her house.
2. What is one thing that Yuming’s kid helped with in the garden?
Ans. He started help with a kid size watering can, to water the plants.
3. Name one vegetable that attracted the neighbours to Yuming’s garden?
Ans. The neighbors’ comments on asparagus.
4. What environmental conditions did Yuming have to deal with?
Ans. She have to deal with cold weather conditions.
5. What did Yuming’s husband build for the garden?
Ans. He even make a rain barrel system that could hold enough water for the drought period in
the summer when it has not rained for weeks.

3) Paraphrasing
Step 1: Read the passage below.
Even for kids who are not interested in becoming a botanist, they may develop general
interests in science. The garden can be where they learn.

Step 2: Highlight the important words or phrases in the passage above. (1 mark)
Step 3: Brainstorm synonyms or synonymous phrases for content words in the paraphrase.
(1 mark)
List original key words List synonyms/phrases

Kids, Children
Not interested Lack of interest, little concern
Botanist biologist

interest Concern, attract, absorb, involvement

Determine, find out, discover
learn
Step 4 : Flip the sentence structure and write paraphrase here. (10 marks)

The garden could be the place, where a kid may create a common interface in science. In fact, for kids
who are not concern in getting to be a biologist.
3) Summary

Write your summary of the passage below:

The article, “Not Just Freshly Delicious” written by Gwem Zhang explained the advantages of a garden.
Yuming moved to Canada, and she make a garden in the front yard of her house to obtain fresh and
inexpensive vegetables from it. Soon her son starts to help her, and she noticed that her son is not
wasting his time in front of the TV. He is physically active. She also found out that soil also helps to make
strong the immunity system. In addition, the soil could decrease the risk of allergies and asthma.
Research shows, that children with gardening skills are good in some subjects at school as compared to
the other kids. Gardening allows Yongming to communicate with neighbors. She also learns how to deal
with problems in a difficult situation. For example, how to take care of the plants during the harsh
weather. A few years later, Yuming was able to keep the garden, moreover, she expanded her garden.
Her garden became a significant landmark for the neighbors. Now Yuming enjoythe four seasons of the
year.
4) List resources used in completion of exam.

Resource Not Just Freshly Delicious, Gwem Zhang,

Dictionary Longmen dictionary

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resources

Class materials

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