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2 Teacher Workbooks Language Arts Series Internet Reading Comprehension Theme, Vol. 1 Copyright 2003 Teachnology Publishing Company A Division of Teachnology, Inc. For additional information, visit us at

3 Table of Contents Theme 1-30 Answers 31 SKill Internet Reading Comprehension 1-30 Answers 31 Standard Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and create and communicate knowledge 1-30 Answers 31 iii

4 Click on pumpkin history. 1. Where did the term pumpkin originate? 2. What is the Greek term for large melon? 3. What did Native Americans make from dried pumpkin? 1

5 Click on pumpkin history. 1. How long have pumpkins been referred to? 2. In what play did Shakespeare refer to pumpion? 3. What group is credited with changing the term pumpion into pumpkin? 2

6 Click on pumpkin history. 1. What did Native Americans do with roasted strips of pumpkin? 2. How did Native Americans arrange pumpkin strips to make maps? 3. What did Native American colonists fill pumpkins with? 3

7 Click on pumpkin history. 1. When do people carve Jack-O-Lanterns? 2. Where did the idea of Jack-O-Lantern originate? 3. What items are used in Ireland and Scotland that represent Jack-O-Lanterns? 4

8 Click on varieties. 1. Autumn Gold pumpkins are easy to grow from a seed, true or false? 2. What vitamin are pumpkins rich in? 3. What part of the pumpkin is a good source of fiber? 5

9 Click on nutrition. 1. What antioxidant does the pumpkin contain? 2. What vitamin is produced from Beta Carotene? 3. What does research state regarding foods high in Beta Carotene? 6

10 Click on pumpkin facts. 1. may be used to make soups, true or false? 2. Where did the pumpkin originate? 3. In addition to vitamin A, what do pumpkins contain? 7

11 Click on pumpkin facts. 1. What can a pumpkin s top weight be up to? 2. What does pepon mean? 3. may be used as feed for animals, true or false? 8

12 Click on pumpkin facts. 1. During what month are 80% of all pumpkin sales made in the United States of America? 2. What did Native Americans call pumpkins? 3. What did Native Americans use pumpkin seeds for? 9

13 Click on pumpkin facts. 1. What makes up 90% of pumpkins? 2. Identify the Greek term that means large melon. 3. originated in Central America, true or false? 10

14 Click on Growing. 1. In what type of season do pumpkins grow? 2. are tender vegetables, true or false? 3. What can damage pumpkin seeds? 11

15 Click on Selection and Use. 1. What are pumpkins most used for? 2. What are the best types of pumpkins for pumpkin pie? 3. A sweet pumpkin is less watery than a Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin, true or false? 12

16 Click on Selection and Use. 1. How will cooler temperatures and shorter days affect the growth of fruit? 2. What do pumpkins need in order to flourish? 3. What is the current world record of the weight of a pumpkin? 13

17 Click on Selection and Use. 1. What kingdom are pumpkins a part of? 2. Describe a gourd. 3. Name two other plants in the gourd family. 14

18 Click on Selection and Use. 1. are considered to be a vine, true or false? 2. How many petals do pumpkins have? 3. Angiosperms are plants with flowers, true or false? 15

19 Click on pumpkin facts. 1. How can pumpkin seeds be served as a snack? 2. What family of vine crops are pumpkins part of? 3. are fruit, true or false? 16

20 Click on facts/education. 1. What word does the article use in place of lots? 2. A pumpkin is really considered a squash, true or false? 3. On how many continents do pumpkins grow? 17

21 Click on facts/education. 1. Where is the Pumpkin Capital of the World located? 2. What is the only continent that does not grow pumpkins? 3. What family does the pumpkin belong? 18

22 Click on facts/education. 1. Where is it believed pumpkins originated? 2. Who used pumpkins as a form of nutrition prior to the Pilgrims arrival? 3. What part of the pumpkin did Pilgrims bring to Europe? 19

23 Click on facts/education. 1. Squash, pumpkins, and what other food item are members of the Cucurbita family? 2. grow in Alaska, true or false? 3. What industry is located in Morton, Illinois? 20

24 Click on facts/education. 1. What vitamins are pumpkins rich in? 2. contain fiber, true or false? 3. are nutritionally good for people, true or false? 21

25 1. Pumpkin seeds are valued among many cultures, true or false? 2. What Native American group used pumpkin seeds as a cure for intestinal disorders? 3. What Pueblo medicine men used pumpkin seeds for the treatment of gout? 22

26 1. What does EFA stand for? 2. Pumpkin seeds have two times as much protein as carbohydrates, true or false? 3. What have pumpkin seeds been effective for, as discovered in Thailand? 23

27 1. Pumpkin seeds have been used to prevent dental cavities, true or false? 2. Pumpkin seeds produce dark green oil, true or false? 3. Throughout history, pumpkin seeds have been used to help prevent and cure digestive tract disorders, true or false? 24

28 1. ESA s are good for you, true or false? 2. Omega 3 fatty acids help lower what in the body? 3. Name three food sources of omega 3 fatty acids. 25

29 List one fact about pumpkins in each space. 1. Fact number one. 2. Fact number two. 3. Fact number three. 26

30 1. are mostly what shapes? 2. Describe the pulp of a pumpkin. 3. What color can pumpkins be? 27

31 1. How does this page describe a pumpkins nutritional value? 2. What are pumpkins low in? 3. What don t pumpkins have that people don t want in their systems? 28

32 1. What are pumpkins rich in? 2. Particularly, what are pumpkins rich in? 3. Where can pumpkin diets be found? 29

33 1. Name two pumpkin snacks. 2. Would you like pumpkin ice cream? 3. Identify one type of pumpkin soup. 30

34 Page 1 1. Greece 2. Pepon 3. mats Page 2 1. centuries 2. Merry Wives of Windsor 3. American Colonists Page 3 1. eat them 2. wove them 3. milk, spices, honey Page 4 1. Halloween 2. Ireland 3. turnips, potatoes Page 5 1. true 2. vitamin A 3. hulls Page 6 1. Beta Carotene 2. vitamin A 3. may reduce developing certain kinds of cancer and offers protection against heart disease Page 7 1. true 2. Central America 3. potassium Page 8 1. over 1,000 pounds 2. large melon 3. true Page 9 1. October 2. isqoutin squash 3. food and medicine Page water 2. pepon 3. true Answers Page warm seasons 2. true 3. frost Page decorations; Jack-O- Lanterns 2. pie pumpkins or sweet pumpkins 3. true Page slow it down 2. water and fertilizer 3. 1,337.6 pounds Page plant 2. thick skin, soft inside, lots of seeds 3. melons, cucumbers, squash Page true 2. five 3. true Page roasted 2. cucurbits 3. true Page plethora 2. true 3. 6 out of 7 Page Morton, Illinois 2. Antarctica 3. Cucurbita Page Central America 2. Native Americans 3. seeds Page cucumbers 2. true 3. Libby Pumpkin Plant Page vitamin A, potassium 2. true 3. true Page true 2. Zuni Indians 3. gout Page essential fatty acids 2. true 3. prevention of kidney and bladder stones Page true 2. true 3. true Page true 2. triglyceride and cholesterol levels 3. answers will vary, yet may include: cold water fish, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, kale, chard, collard Page Answers will vary. Page round, oval 2. stringy 3. orange, white Page excellent 2. fat, sodium 3. cholesterol Page vitamins 2. potassium, vitamin A 3. almost every country in the world Page Answers will vary. 31

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