10/16

Blueberry Muffins: Preheat oven to 400°F and line a muffin pan with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, beat four eggs; slowly add two cups white sugar. Continue to beat. Add one cup vegetable oil and one teaspoon vanilla extract. In a separate mixing bowl, combine four cups all-purpose white flour, one teaspoon salt, and one teaspoon baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Do not overmix. Gently fold in two cups sour cream and two cups fresh blueberries. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before removing from pan.
What is the text's main purpose?

• to encourage readers to make blueberry muffins
• to instruct readers on the proper way to mix ingredients
• to inform readers how to make blueberry muffins
• to convince readers of the best way to make blueberry muffins

I was dismayed on Friday when the Campbell City Council announced its intent to reduce library hours at all branches in an effort to cut costs. This reduction in services will negatively impact students in our community.
I have worked at the downtown branch for more than a decade, and I've seen just how important the library is. Every day, dozens of students come to the library after school to do homework. For many students, there are no other safe, supervised spaces available during the afternoons. To protect this space, contact your city council representatives and speak out against reducing library hours!
What is the text's main purpose?

• to encourage readers to support current library hours
• to encourage readers to support measure to extend library hours
• to encourage protests to keep libraries open
• to show the importance of libraries for teenagers

Parents should limit the sugar-sweetened beverages their children consume because these beverages are linked to obesity.
Which is the strongest evidence to support the claim?

• a recent study found that nearly seventeen percent of children qualified as obese
• one study found that children who drank one sweetened beverage per day for eighteen months gained more weight than did children who drank one unsweetened beverage per day
• Beth Morgan, mother of three, describes sugar-sweetened beverages as the single greatest cuase of the obesity epidemic in children