6th Grade Reading Quiz
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Mina had been excited for the community garden all summer—until she learned she would be working with a partner she didn't know. On the first Saturday in September, she arrived at the garden plot behind the library. Wooden boxes lined up like open drawers, each one filled with soil and small green starts.
A volunteer handed Mina a pair of gloves. "You're with Owen today," she said, pointing.
Owen stood by Plot 7, his hat pulled low. A sketchbook poked out of his backpack.
"Hi," Mina said.
Owen nodded. "We're supposed to weed and stake the tomatoes."
Mina glanced at the tall tomato plants, their stems bending under the weight of green fruit. "That's a lot," she said.
They started in silence. Mina tugged weeds from the soil, and Owen placed them in a bucket. When Mina reached for a tomato cage, she found the metal twisted.
"This one's broken," she muttered.
Owen crouched beside it. "We can straighten it," he said. He pressed the metal against the wooden edge of the planter and pushed with both hands. The cage shifted a little.
Mina tried too. The metal resisted, then gave with a squeak. Together, they pulled it into shape.
Later, the volunteer returned with a box of stakes. "Make sure the plants don't snap in the wind," she reminded them.
Mina began tying string, but her knots slipped. The stems sagged again.
Owen watched for a moment. "My grandpa taught me a hitch knot," he said. He demonstrated slowly, leaving Mina enough time to copy. This time, the string held.
By noon, their bucket was full of weeds, and the tomatoes stood upright. Mina wiped sweat from her forehead. "I didn't think we'd finish," she admitted.
Owen flipped open his sketchbook. On the page was a drawing of Plot 7, with the tomato plants shaded carefully. "I like how it looks when it's neat," he said.
Mina smiled. "I like how it looks when it's not falling over."
On the walk home, Mina realized she had stopped worrying about working with a stranger. She was already thinking about what they could plant next.
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