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What About Frost?

Wind – even the slightest of breezes – can prevent frost. That’s because wind is like a spoon in your cup of tea: it stirs things around and brings down a lot of the warm air that often floats just above housetops and trees.

It may seem odd but ice itself sometimes can protect crops from frost! Some growers actually spray their crops with water on a freezing night. Water freezes quickly on the plants – and then a strange thing happens. As long as ice stays wet, it can’t get colder than 32 degrees, a temperature many plants can stand. If the ice ever became entirely frozen and dry, it might drop many degrees lower, ruining the plants. But by continually spraying water on the ice, the grower keep it from going below 32 degrees Fahrenheit even if the air is much colder. This may frustrate Jack Frost, but it saves the plants.

This strange kind of “ice blanket” works only on plants that are strong enough to stand the weight of frozen spray. The system is used even to protect banana plants on some Central American plantations.


1. The best title would be:

  1. Jack Frost Triumphs Again.
  2. Ice Can Be Nice.
  3. Battle of the Farmer.
  4. The Helpless Plant.

2. This passage is intended

  1. to explain why some plants can withstand ice.
  2. to show who ice forms.
  3. to give tips on preserving crops.
  4. to show that frost can be prevented

3. Ice can save plants rather than destroy them if the pants are

  1. strong enough to support it.
  2. sprayed periodically.
  3. accustomed to frost.
  4. quickly defrosted.

4. It can be concluded from the passage that ice would not protect from frost

  1. banana trees.
  2. fir trees.
  3. delicate rose bushes.
  4. apple orchards.

5. The author writes his passage with the use of

  1. cause and effect relationships.
  2. personal opinion.
  3. arguments and proof.
  4. comparison and contrast.

6. As used in this passage, ice blanket means

  1. a cold blanket.
  2. a spray of frost.
  3. a covering of ice.
  4. a thermal blanket.

 

Categories of Comprehension Questions: 1.Subject Matter, 2. Main Idea, 3. Supporting Details, 4. Conclusion, 5. Clarifying Devices.

 

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