Garden of Eden
Vocabulary

Using Context Clues

Define the underlined word in each sentence in the space below or write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Many of these immigrants settled in the Okanagan Valley.
   
2. The local fruit growers were encouraged to select and grow just one of the hardy varieties of good apples.
   
3. The miniature trees also start producing fruit within two to three years of planting.
   
4. Technological changes have also brought improvements to the apple industry and helped to increase yields.
   
5. At the turn of the last century, most work was done manually.
   
6. Technological advances to sorting and packing are significant as well.
   
7. The profitability of orchards has fluctuated over the last 110 years.
   
8. The burrowing damage done by the larvae frequently causes the fruit to drop to the ground prematurely.
   

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