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Which idea is introduced in paragraph 1 of the passage?

• Alice was given very unusual foods to eat as a child

• Alice liked different kinds of foods than kids today

• Alice's childhood helped shape her attitudes about food

• Alice's attitudes about cafeteria food changed over time

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

Which quotation from paragraph 1 BEST supports the answer to Part A?

• "As a child in the 1950s, Alice waters was a picky eater"

• "She liked simple things, like the fruits and vegetables her father grew in the backyard"

• "They ate meals at the dining room table"

• "Alice didn't like the food at school..."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the word RADICAL as it used in PARAGRAPH 4 of the passage?

• a person who is very smart

• a person who admires beauty

• a person who admires education

• a person who wants great change

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Which phrase from the passage BEST helps the readers to understand the meaning of the word RADICAL as it is used in PARAGRAPH 4

• "...challenge conventional wisdom..." (PARA 2)

• "...meant to bring people together..." (PARA 2)

• "...asked her to help beautify..." (PARA 5)

• "...teaches skills they can use..." (PARA 7)

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.7.4

Which evidence from PARAGRAPH 6 BEST supports the Answer to PART A?

• "Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School had been built in the 1920s..."

• "Not it had about twice that many students."

• "Alice watched kids standing around eating reheated frozen hamgburgers..."

• "...something had to be done right away to change the way these kids thought about food."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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CCSS.RI.8.1

Based on the passage, which statement most likely describes the author's view of Alice Waters?

• She is a loyal friend.

• She is a patient employer.

• She is a concerned citizen.

• She is a demanding perfectionist.

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which TWO sentences from the passage BEST support the answer to PART A?

• "Alice returned home determined to learn how to cook?" (PARA 3)

• "Chez Panisse was soon considered one of the finest restaurants in the United States, and Alice was hailed as one of the nation's greatest chefs." (PARA 4)

• ""During the same years that fast-food chains were turning restaurant kitchens into little factories and live-stock into industrial commodities, Alice championed an old-fashioned view of food." (PARA 4)

• "After raising money through her Chez Panisse Foundation, Alice supervised the planting of an enormous garden at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School." (PARA 7)

• "Alice wondered how the people of Berkeley, who considered themselves so high-minded and aware, could allow a public school to fall apart this way." (PARA 5)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

How do the authors support the claim that food is an essential part of life?

• by explaining how fresh foods can be frown on school land

• by describing some of the foods that the students have grown

• by describing what students can learn about the world of food

• by explaining how a school decided to start growing its own food

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Which part of Alice's life MOST inspired her to create the Edible Schoolyard?

• her picky eating

• her family garden

• her trip to France

• her move to Berkley

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the answer to PART A?

• "Her family didn't have a lot of money, so they didn't go to restaurants frequently." (PARA 1)

• "She was picky but still enjoyed eating certain junk foods every now and then: potato chips, orange soda, jelly doughnuts, chili cheeseburgers." (PARA 1)

• "Alice fit in well at Berkeley; there was nothing ordinary about her." (PARA 2)

• "The people she met in France cared intensely about food, about how it was bought and sold and prepared and served at the table." (PARA 2)

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.7.1