Why were some parents concerned at first?
At a primary school in a mountain town, each class looks after a small vegetable bed. Pupils measure how tall the plants grow, record the weather, and sell spare vegetables to parents at the end of the term. Teachers say the garden connects several subjects: mathematics when the pupils count and measure, science when they study soil and water, and language when they write their reports. Some parents were at first concerned that gardening would take time from reading and writing, but the school points out that pupils write more in their garden reports than in many other tasks.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. They feared gardening would reduce the time given to reading and writing
- Step 1: The passage says parents were concerned about time taken from reading and writing. Step 2. That matches the option that they feared gardening would reduce the time given to reading and writing. Answer: They feared gardening would reduce time for reading and writing. Why not the others: Growing conditions, safety and selling are not mentioned as concerns.
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