A2 • Reading Comprehension

The Community Garden

Read the passage, then answer the questions.

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Every Sunday, a group of neighbours works in a community garden behind the local hall. The garden was once an empty piece of land, but now it is full of vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Leila joined the group three months ago. She usually waters the tomatoes and pulls weeds from around the beans. An older neighbour, Mr Chen, has taught her how to grow herbs without using chemical sprays.

The gardeners share most of the food they grow. Each person takes a small amount home, and extra vegetables are given to a nearby food bank. Children from the neighbourhood sometimes visit and learn where food comes from.

Leila says the garden is useful, but she also enjoys meeting people she did not know before.

Questions

1. When does the group work in the garden?

2. Where is the garden?

3. What was the land like before?

4. When did Leila join?

5. What two jobs does Leila usually do?

6. What has Mr Chen taught her?

7. What happens to extra vegetables?

8. Why do children visit?

9. What does “share” mean in this passage?

10. Besides gardening, what does Leila enjoy?

The Community Garden — Answer Key

1. Every Sunday.

2. Behind the local hall.

3. It was an empty piece of land.

4. Three months ago.

5. Waters tomatoes and pulls weeds around the beans.

6. How to grow herbs without chemical sprays.

7. They are given to a nearby food bank.

8. To learn where food comes from.

9. To divide/give the food among people.

10. Meeting people she did not know before.

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