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Mrs. Chen’s garden was a picture from a magazine: neat rows, trimmed hedges, not a single weed. Mr. Ruiz’s garden next door was a wild jungle of sunflowers, squash vines and buzzing bees.
For years they did not speak. Mrs. Chen thought his garden was a mess. Mr. Ruiz thought hers was boring.
Then one summer, Mrs. Chen’s tomatoes produced almost no fruit. "Not enough bees," said the expert at the garden center. "You need flowers that attract pollinators."
That evening, Mrs. Chen knocked on Mr. Ruiz’s door holding a jar of jam. "I hear you know a lot about bees," she said. By next summer, a row of sunflowers stood along the fence between them — on both sides.
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Free Grade 5 English worksheet (Common Core RL.5.1): read "Two Gardens" and answer questions about key details, characters and theme. Skill: Key ideas and details in literature. Level: Grade 5 — also suits Year 6 (UK).
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Key ideas and details in literature.
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