🌱 Part 1: Vocabulary Detective

Directions: Use the story "The Mystery of the Feeble Plant" to help you answer these questions.

1. What does the word "edible" mean? Circle the best answer.

Something that is colorful

Something that is safe to eat

Something that is very small

Something that grows in soil

2. Find an example of something edible from the story and write it here:

Example: _________________________________

3. What does "feeble" mean? Circle the best answer.

Strong and healthy

Weak and fragile

Bright and colorful

Large and tall

4. What does "detect" mean in the story?

To ignore something

To notice or discover something

To water a plant

To pick up something

🔍 Part 2: Story Comprehension

5. Why did the students decline to eat the plants they found on their walk?

6. How did Sarah detect that the feeble plant was still alive?

7. What does the word "feeble" tell us about the little plant in the story?

8. Why is it important to be careful about which plants you eat in nature?

After completing this worksheet, check off what you can do:

I can define the vocabulary words: edible, decline, feeble, and detect

I can find examples of vocabulary words in the story

I can answer questions about story details

I can explain why plant safety is important

I can write complete sentences to answer questions

Extension Activity: Write one sentence using each vocabulary word (edible, decline, feeble, detect) about plants or nature.