BM2Review- Informational Text

January 12th/13th BM2Review- Informational Text

"Waste Not, Want Not: Food Waste & Hunger Exist Side by Side" by Jeanne Miller

Multiple Choice

Directions:

Read & answer question #1.

Then you will read the following article. The timer will be set for 13 minutes. READ AS MUCH AS YOU CAN....

1. If you know the text you are about to read is an "informational text," what is the FIRST THING, a good reader would do?

• A.

  Read the last paragraph.

• B.

  Read the entire text.

• C.

  Read the questions first.

• D.

  Read the title & the bolded headings.

You have 13 minutes to read as much as you can!!!!! Wait for the teacher to CUE you to start!.

Multiple Choice

RI.8.2- I can determine the central idea of the text & provide an objective summary of the text.

Part A:

2. Which statement provides a summary of the text? (What is the TEXT MOSTLY ABOUT)

• A.

  There is great potential for job creation in the food waste and redistribution field due to the high demands of organizations in need of food donations.

• B.

  Community exchange programs help farms and grocery stores divert unsold food to school cafeterias as opposed to landfills.

• C.

  Organizations are developing online services to reduce food waste and help those who need access to food.

• D.

  Grocery stores often reject usable food due to unsightly shapes and appearances or inconsistent ripeness.

Multiple Choice

RI.8.1- I can cite textual evidence & draw inferences.

Part B:

3. Which quotation from the text provides support for the answer in Part A?

• “Hundreds of farmers and grocers have signed up for the service, and thousands of people have signed up for alerts. In the first year, about 1 million servings of food were saved.” (paragraph 4)

• “Recently it partnered with the city of Elk Grove, near Sacramento, California, to launch the city’s own community exchange app. There, students at Foulks Ranch School who had studied food waste got involved.” (paragraph 5)

• “Sometimes stores will reject a truckload of fruit or vegetables because of its appearance—apples too small, carrots too crooked, tomatoes too ripe.” (paragraph 7)

• “Currently, charities depend mainly on volunteers to collect and distribute food, hoping to create jobs in food recovery and make it sustainable.” (paragraph 8)

Multiple Choice

RI.8.3- I can analyze how the text makes connections between individuals, ideas, or events. ( comparisons, analogies or categories)

4. How does the author connect the problem of food waste to consumers?

• A.

  by explaining the ways in which shoppers contribute to food waste by avoiding misshapen produce

• B.

  by using the analogy of dropped grocery bags to illustrate the extent and pointlessness of food waste

• C.

  by providing accounts of people who have benefited from food donations made up of food waste

• D.

  by categorizing types of foods that are typically wasted to encourage shoppers to shop smarter in stores

Multiple Choice

RI.8.6- I can determine the author's point of view.

#5. What does the section titled “More to Be Done” indicate about the author’s point of view?

"These successful efforts to pull food from the waste stream are hopeful signs that things can change. Dana Gunders points out that, in the long run, capturing the excess at the end of the food cycle isn’t enough. “To me,” she says, “the ideal food system is one that’s designed up front to feed everyone. In that system, we’d be so efficient at using everything that there wouldn’t be enough at the end to be captured and redistributed.”

• A.

  The author wishes that all food would be grown on demand in order to eliminate the issue of food waste.

• B.

  The author feels that the strategies currently in place to address food waste are adequate and appropriate to relieve the burden.

• C.

  The author is disheartened by the pattern of food waste in our country and has made it her mission to eliminate the problem.

• D.

  The author acknowledges the considerable dilemma of food waste yet is encouraged by the actions being taken to decrease the amount of food waste.