Question 1
2- Uncle John comes to town to pick up the bean-pickers __________.
a.
every spring
b.
in the middle of July
c.
in autumn
d.
every summer
0.5 points
Question 2
3- The horses are in their places in the barn called _________.
a.
stalls
b.
buildings
c.
meadows
d.
barns
0.5 points
Question 3
4- The gunnysacks weighed two pounds, so uncle John ________ two pounds for the weight of the full bags to weigh just the beans.
a.
hired
b.
deducted
c.
stretched
d.
figured out
0.5 points
Question 4
5- The gunnysacks are made of ________.
a.
paper
b.
hullabaloo
c.
burlap
d.
grass
0.5 points
Question 5
6- The ________ was afraid to go into the barn.
a.
cow
b.
yearling
c.
turkey
d.
hawk
0.5 points
Question 6
7- The turkeys were frightened and made a ________.
a.
dark
b.
dairy
c.
day
d.
din
0.5 points
Question 7
8- Uncle John and _________ took the bags of beans to the canning factory in pick-up trucks.
a.
the children
b.
the hired help
c.
his wife
d.
his son
0.5 points
Question 8
9- Sometimes it is better to use one's brain instead of one's _________.
a.
Burlap
b.
bucket
c.
brawn
d.
basket
0.5 points
Question 9
10- The storyteller learned a lot about having _________ in life from picking beans on the farm.
a.
common sense
b.
motivation
c.
good lunch
d.
another lesson
0.5 points
Question 10
1- The day is too hot to be in the fields _______.
a.
in the morning
b.
in the afternoon
c.
at night
d.
at noon