"Anita Roddick - Founder of The Body Shop"

Read the sentence from the passage:

"During her travels, she had seen how effective natural products were."

Which evidence from the passage best supports the author's point in the sentence?

• Roddick trained new store owners about the ingredients in her products.

• The women in hot countries had beautiful skin even though they were often in the sun.

• Roddick used a bank loan to hire a chemist to develop her cosmetics.

• Local women used natural products on their skin and hair.

Read the sentences from the passage:

"Anita used unusual marketing tactics. To get customers into The Body Shop, she sprayed a trail of perfume down the street leading to the store to tempt people to come inside."

What does tactics mean?

• adventures

• rules

• slogans

• ideas

Why is the information in the text box "Stock Market" included in the passage?

• to show how owning a high number of Body Shops relates to the stock market

• to explain how so many Body Shop shares sold the first day on the stock market

• to show why selling shares on the stock market was profitable for the Roddicks

• to explain what it means that the Roddicks sold Body Shop shares on the stock market

Which word is a synonym for expanding?

• growing

• observing

• planning

• searching

Which word is an antonym for soothe?

• relax

• imitate

• agitate

• transform

Which sentence from the passage best shows a reason for Roddick's decision to try to preserve the rain forest?

• "Anita invented new products whenever she saw a need."

• "Anita began thinking about the social responsibility that the business had."

• "Next, she campaigned against the overhunting of whales."

• "Body Shop delivery trucks became billboards for Anita's various causes."

Which sentence about Gordon best shows that he supported Anita's business endeavor?

• "...began to help by bottling the products and taking care of the finances."

• "...she teamed up with a partner who paid to set up the shop in return for half of the business."

• "...Anita and Gordon decided to sell Body Shop shares on the stock market."

• "...overnight Anita and Gordon were millionaires."

What connection do the details in the text box "Key Events" have with the information in the passage?

• They provide further information about Anita's career.

• They offer information about Anita's family life.

• They summarize the facts given in the passage.

• They give a detailed explanation for the facts in the passage.

Which sentence contains two main ideas of the passage?

• Roddick traveled around the world, and she observed women using natural products on their skin and hair.

• Roddick married Gordon, and they ran a hotel and restaurant.

• Roddick used her knowledge to create a product line, and she used marketing strategies to develop a business.

• Roddick supported herself and her children, and she opened a small shop in Brighton.

Which two details from the passage support the main idea of the text? Choose two answers.

• "Anita decided that it would be a cosmetics shop selling products made from only natural ingredients."

• "She had to plan how to support herself and the children while Gordon was away."

• "She told the chemist not to test the products on animals..."

• "To get customers into The Body Shop, she sprayed a trail of perfume down the street leading to the store to tempt people to come inside."

• "...Anita watched the local women use natural products to clean their skin and hair."