Short excerpt from America's Library article:

California Strawberry Festival
A Local Legacy

Have you ever tried a strawberry pizza? If you went to Oxnard, the "Strawberry Capital
of California," in May, you could!

Oxnard is in Southern California and this part of the state takes its strawberries very seriously.
At the two-day California Strawberry Festival you can sample strawberries prepared in
all sorts of ways.

I. Vocabulary words from this article:

cream
dessert
dip
harvest
jam
magician
puppet
revenue
sample
treat

Click here for Vocabulary Matching Exercise.

II. Pre-Reading Questions

Can you guess where the "Strawberry Capital of California" is?

What do you think people do at the Strawberry Festival?

III. Reading Time

Click here to read the article!

California Strawberry Festival
from America's Library (www.americaslibrary.gov)

When you have finished reading, return to this page and answer the questions below.

IV. Post-Reading Questions

1. Which food is not mentioned in the article?
a. Strawberry shortcake
b. Strawberry jam
c. Strawberry candy
d. Strawberry pizza

2. What are the annual revenues from strawberries?
a. $100 million
b. $85,000 million
c. $335 million
d. $16 million

3. Who is the target audience of ?Strawberryland?"
a. adolescents
b. children
c. young adults
d. the elderly

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