Determine the Meaning
3. The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A:
What solution does the author offer to the dilemma of schools selling sugary drinks like sodas?
C. The author suggests that schools should offer beverage alternatives that do not have the sugar, caffeine, or preservatives that sodas contain.
What does it mean to cite text evidence?
using direct quotes, details, or facts from a reading passage to prove your answer is correct.
Define Emerge
come out into view, become known.
6. Read the following sentence from the text.
Although not all fast food restaurant menu items are unhealthy, the majority of fast food chains are infamous for offering super–sized portions and foods bursting with saturated fat, calories, and sodium.
The sentence would have a nearly identical impact on the text if the author replaced the word infamous with
notorious
10. The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A:
What is the main risk associated with the chemical additives that fast food contains?
C. They could cause addiction and behavioral effects such as hyperactivity.
8. How does the section titled "Saturated Fat" help to support the author's main point in the text?
A. The section titled "Saturated Fat" describes how fast food can lead to elevated cholesterol, which causes arterial plaque buildup and increases risk for heart disease.
Define Central Idea
the main point, focus, or core message that an author wants you to understand from a piece of informational or non-fiction text.
5. Read the following sentence from the text.
With all of the negative physiological and psychological effects of fast food, the body becomes healthier when it is removed from the diet. What exactly occurs within the body when it is purged of fast food?
What does the word "physiological" mean as it is used in this sentence?
A affecting the body
4. Part B: Which sentence from the text best supports the response in Part A?
C. All of these drinks can be replaced by healthy options such as skim milk, water, or 100% fruit or vegetable juice.
2. What information does the author present just after providing arguments for the selling of sodas in schools?
C. The author provides statements that refute the supportive information for soda sales in schools.
Define author's purpose
the main reason or goal a writer has for creating a text.
1. Read the following sentence from the text.
Soda should not be sold in schools. Soda, whether sugary or "diet," has absolutely no nutritional value and instead contributes to a myriad of health problems.
Which two phrases are synonymous with the word "myriad" as it is used in the sentence?
B limited selection
E wide variety
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11. Part B: Which sentence from the text best supports the response in Part A?
B. Thousands of food additives that enhance flavor and texture have not been tested, but the few that have been experimented on have exposed an evident behavioral effect that arises from addiction.
9. How does the information in the section titled "Blood Sugar" support the central point in the introductory paragraphs?
D. It supports the idea that foods that are high on the glycemic index can negatively impact the health of the consumer by causing a rise in blood sugar levels.
7. What effect does the author's addition of the section titled "Salt" have on the text overall?
D. It describes how high levels of sodium in the blood as a result of high intake of restaurant food can cause high blood pressure and heart disease, which supports the central idea that consumption of fast food is associated with health risks.
Define Rhetoric
The act of persuasive storytelling or writing.