What Your Nose Knows

Which statement summarizes the passage?

• One cannot maintain a healthy lifestyle without the ability to smell.

• To smell means to breathe in molecules that are then processed by odor receptors.

• Scientists study smell because of its important impact on one’s health and well-being.

• Both young and old people need to be able to smell in order to enjoy foods and beverages.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

How does the introduction in paragraph 1 contribute to the structure of the passage as a whole?

• by describing the roles that smell and smelling play in people’s lives

• by chronologically detailing the processes involved in smelling

• by thoroughly explaining how smelling works in people’s bodies

• by contrasting the importance of smelling with the problems associated with smell loss.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does the word stimulate mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

• highlight

• overrule

• recall

• trigger

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which phrase from paragraph 13 provides context for the meaning of the word deficit ?

• “...lost their sense of smell...”

• ". . .try to boost flavor"

• ". . .might cause problems . . ."

• “...affecting your quality of life.”

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How does the author illustrate the idea that smell is important for taste?

• by describing the enjoyable processes of eating

• by providing the cause and effect relationship between smell and taste

• by presenting the information as a series of anecdotes

• by explaining the steps involved in the complicated process of smell and taste

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CCSS.RI.6.3

Choose two quotations from the passage that show the author’s point of view.

• “Your sense of smell enriches your experience of the world around you.” (paragraph 1)

• “Your ability to smell also plays a key role in your health.” (paragraph 1)

• “There are more smells in the environment than there are odor receptors.” (paragraph 2)

• “‘It’s estimated that the number of odors that people can detect is somewhere between 10,000 and 100 billion, or even more’...” (paragraph 3)

• “Aromatherapy, for example, aims to use essential oils from flowers, herbs, or trees to improve physical and emotional well-being.” (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.6