Persuasive Text STAAR Review 2019

What sentence best supports the idea that soft drinks contribute to obesity?

• Water and low-fat milk are the best drinks.

• One such change is to limit soft drinks.

• Foster says that the average teen drinks two to three cans of sugar sweetened soda each day, adding thousands of useless calories to the diet.

• Switching to no-sugar diet soda or cutting down to one or two sugary drinks a week can make a big difference.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The author’s description of Type II diabetes helps the reader understand—

• the serious health risks involved with obesity.

• how diabetes affects the body.

• what needs to be done to prevent diabetes.

• the exact reason children are now getting this adult disease.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read this sentence from paragraph

"People believe that fruit juice is a good beverage, but our view is that fruit juice is soda pop without fizz," says Foster.

The sentence suggests that the author believes fruit juice is-

• A a part of a healthy diet

• a source of useless calories.

• a healthy snack after-school.

• best drank in large amounts.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Both the “Small Changes” and the “Eating Smart” section suggest that?

• minor changes in eating habits can result in big gains towards a

  healthier weight.

• too much of anything can be bad for you.

• fruits and vegetables are filled with healthy fiber and nutrients.

• how you eat has no impact upon your health in the long run.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is the primary purpose of paragraph 9?

• To describe health problems obese children face later in life.

• To frighten children so that they avoid becoming obese.

• To explain the long-term effects of obesity.

• To influence obese children to lose weight.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

the reader can conclude that the author believes that -

• The reader can conclude that the author believes that –

  A making healthy choices

• Soft drinks and other unhealthy foods should be banned from schools.

• Young people should do whatever it takes to lose weight, including crash

• Children who play sports are less likely to be obese.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6