Comprehension Questions
Oliver Chase invented a machine that allowed him to
What is make lozenges more quickly?
In the past, if you were a ________________, you would have made the medicine that you sold.
What is a pharmacist?
Understanding _____________________________ can help you choose foods that give you
What is nutrition?
What is energy? (for example)
How did Oliver Chase’s machine change the candy business?
What is Chase’s machine made it easier to make candy? This made candy cheaper. Candy companies started experimenting with new flavors and textures and competed to make the next candy hit. As a result, candy became more popular across America.
One result of Chase’s invention
What is candy became cheaper.
Candy was expensive, so kids who ________________ sweets usually ate dried fruits or sticky puddings.
What is craved?
Liza doesn’t like the ____________________ of certain foods, such as the mushiness of _____________________________________________________________________________.
What is texture?
What is mashed potatoes? (example)
What early candies are still sold today?
Early candies that are still sold today include Necco Wafers, Milk Duds, Tootsie Rolls, Snickers, and PayDay.
The main purpose of the second article is to
What is explain how ideas about candy have changed over time?
Companies started making candy with different ____________________, such as chewy, waxy, gooey, and fluffy.
What is textures?
My brother ________________ something cheesy, so he made himself a _
What is craved?
What is pizza? (for example)
How has candy changed over time?
What is today, candy comes in many more flavors and textures than it used to?
In the early 1900s, some people thought candy was healthy because
What is early candies were packed with vitamins
Companies began ____________________ candy bars as complete meals.
What is marketing?
Many companies have been ____________________ their products by having celebrities __________________________________________________________________
What is marketing?
What is advertise for them?
How have ideas about nutrition and candy changed over time?
What is in the past, some people thought candy was as healthy as a meal of chicken and vegetables. Today, we know that candy is not healthy?
Some protein bars are similar to a chocolate bar because
What is they have a lot of sugar?
Facts about ____________________, such as the fact that we get vitamins from food, were not known in the early 1900s.
What is nutrition?
The ____________________ told me to take my medicine twice a _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________.
Who is a pharmacist?
What is day?
What did candy makers do to make their candy popular?
What is candy makers experimented with new flavors and textures? They also sent spies to Europe to steal candy recipes that might become hits. In addition, they used to market their candy bars as complete meals.