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Growing Seed Stories Worksheet

Read the story, solve the clues, then plan and write your own growing seed story. Use evidence from the story and the vocabulary bank.

Story: Pip Finds a Way

Mere tucked a broad bean seed into a pot of damp soil. Inside its tough seed coat, Pip the tiny embryo waited. The seed’s stored food, held in its cotyledons, gave Pip energy while it began to grow. For several days, nothing showed above the soil. Underneath, a root pushed down to find water. Then a green shoot curved upwards and broke through the soil. Pip had germinated! A cold night slowed the shoot, and a gust of wind bent its stem. Mere moved the pot to a warm, bright windowsill and watered it gently. Soon the stem straightened and two leaves opened to catch sunlight. Pip was no longer just a seed: it was a young plant. Mere smiled. Pip had faced a few challenges, but with care it had found a way to grow.

Read closely

Use the story above to answer Questions 1–5.

1.Which detail best shows that Pip began growing before Mere could see anything above the soil?

A root pushed down under the soil.
Two leaves opened in the sunlight.
The wind bent the stem.
Mere moved the pot to a windowsill.

2.Match each seed part to its job in the story.

Seed coat
Embryo
Cotyledons

The tiny developing plant
Hold stored food
Protects the seed

3.Put these events in the order they happened: the shoot emerged; the root grew down; Mere planted the seed; the leaves opened.

4.What challenge did Pip face, and what did Mere do to help?

5.In the story, what does “germinated” mean? Choose the best meaning.

The seed began to grow.
The seed was carried away by wind.
The seed dried out completely.
The plant made a flower.

Build your story

Use a beginning, a sequence of events, and an ending. Include a challenge and show how the seed changes.

6.Choose two useful conditions for a seed to begin growing, then explain why each helps: water, warmth, loud noises, or a cold dry place.

7.A seed has been in dry soil for two weeks and has not sprouted. Write one likely reason and one change that could help it.

8.Plan a seed story. Fill in each part with a brief idea: seed and setting; first change; challenge; how the seed gets help; ending.

9.Write a short story about a seed’s journey. Include a challenge, how it is overcome, and at least three words from this bank: seed coat, embryo, cotyledons, germinate, sprout. Use time words such as first, next, and finally.

10.Improve your story by adding one sentence that helps the reader picture the plant or feel the seed’s challenge. Write your new sentence.