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  • Caleb wants to bring farms into rural areas.
    False – He wants to bring farms into cities.
  • Which of the following is a type of vertical farming?
    Animal farming
    Organic farming
    Aeroponics
    Organic farming
  • What percentage of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050?
    80%
    50%
    90%
    70%
  • How does indoor farming affect the taste of crops?
    It makes crops taste better.
  • Give one negative effect of traditional farming mentioned.
    It can damage soil or pollute water.
  • Indoor farms do not use pesticides.
    True – Crops are grown without pesticides.
  • What does hydroponics use instead of soil?
    Pure water
    Water with nutrients
    Air
    Soil
  • Crops in indoor farms grow slower than in traditional farms.
    False – They grow four to five times faster.
  • Aeroponics uses soil to help plants grow.
    False – Aeroponics grows plants without soil.
  • In aeroponics, how do plants get nutrients?
    From soil
    From nutrient-filled mist
    From sunlight
    From insect
  • Why will the world need to produce more food?
    Because the population will grow to nearly nine billion.
  • What message does the writer want readers to remember at the end of the text?
    → The future of farming is inside cities, not only in open fields.
  • Why is aeroponics especially effective in saving water?
    → Because most of the water is reused instead of being absorbed by soil.
  • Why is Caleb’s work important now?
    Because cities are smaller
    Because of a global food crisi
    Because people eat less
    Because food is cheaper
  • Why do we need to consider indoor farming in the future?
    Because more people will live in cities and food demand will increase.
  • Technology helps control light, temperature and water.
    True
  • Vertical farming is one of the main ideas in the reading.
    True – The article focuses on vertical farming.
  • The world’s population will increase in the future.
    True – It will grow from seven to nearly nine billion.
  • In hydroponics, plants are grown in nutrient-rich water.
    True
  • How does technology change the role of farmers in indoor farms?
    → Farmers manage systems instead of depending on natural conditions.
  • Why does the writer mention droughts and insects when talking about indoor farming?
    To show that indoor farms are protected from common outdoor farming risks.
  • Caleb Harper is an urban agriculturalist.
    TRUE
  • What does Caleb want to change?
    The way people think about farms
    The way people use water
    The way people build cities
    The way people cook food
  • How does vertical farming help save water?
    By reusing most of the water.
  • What is the main difference between aeroponics and hydroponics?
    Aeroponics uses mist, while hydroponics uses nutrient-rich water.
  • The article says we should think about indoor farming in the future. (T/F)
    True – Indoor farming is suggested as a solution.
  • How does growing food inside cities reduce environmental damage?
    By reducing long-distance transportation and energy use.
  • Chemicals used in farming can pollute water.
    True – Chemicals run into bodies of water.
  • What makes indoor farm food fresh and organic
    It is grown without pesticides.
  • Why is vertical farming described as “sustainable”?
    → Because it uses less water, less energy and fewer chemicals.
  • What problem does indoor farming solve besides food shortage?
    → Environmental pollution caused by traditional farming.
  • By the year 2050, most people will live in cities. (true/false)
    True – The text says 80% of the world’s population will live in cities.
  • Traditional farming never harms the land.
    False – Over-used soil loses nutrients.
  • Why might indoor farming become more important in crowded cities?
    → Because it produces food without needing large areas of land.
  • According to the text, how should our idea of a “farm” change?
    We should think of farms inside cities.
  • Why does Caleb use computer technology?
    To sell crops
    To study insects
    To control growing conditions
    To transport food
  • When people hear the word “farm”, they usually think of a city building. (T/F)
    False – They usually imagine a large open space.
  • Why don’t indoor farms depend on large equipment?
    Because they are inside and more compact.
  • What does the phrase “grow it here, eat it here” suggest?
    → Food should be grown close to where people live.
  • What role does consistency play in faster food production?
    → It allows plants to grow without stress, so they develop faster.
  • How many people are there in the world now?
    Seven billion
  • What is one result of consistent growing conditions?
    Crops grow better
    Crops taste worse
    Crops need more soil
    Crops grow less
  • Caleb uses computer technology to control his crops.
    True
  • Name two things technology helps control in indoor farms.
    Light and temperature.
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