Reading and writing practice test, Grade 3 — question 30 of 44

Read the passage. Then answer the question.

Bean Plants

Sofia’s class planted bean seeds in paper cups. Each student put a cup on the shelf by the sunny window and gave it a little water every day. After one week, Sofia saw a tiny green shoot poking up out of the soil. “Mine is growing!” she said.

Choose the best answer.

In this text, what does the word shoot mean?

You can move on without answering. Unanswered questions are counted as wrong.