Largest Pizza Ever

How does Mallie’s deliver its 6-foot pizza?

• They deliver two separate halves over 48 hours.

• They cut it into pieces that will fit in pizza boxes.

• They make customers come pick it up in a truck.

• They deliver it in a big box on top of a truck.

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How did Mallie’s become involved with making giant pizza?

• They came up with the idea for a 6-foot pizza.

• They broke a record for the largest burger for sale.

• They made a burger that weighed 10 pounds.

• They used 2 gallons to make an ice cream sundae.

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How are the sentences in paragraph 3 connected?

• The sentences use cause and effect to show the effects of using the large oven.

• The sentences use comparison between regular pizza and Mallie’s huge pizza.

• The sentences describe how the pizza looks.

• The paragraphs use sequential order to explain the process of making the huge pizza.

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Read the following sentences from the text.

Mallie and company made one that weighs 1,793 pounds. That’s more than what a cow weighs!

How are the sentences connected?

• The sentences compare the weight of the pizza to the weight of a cow.

• The sentences compare the weight of the burger to the weight of a cow.

• The first sentence shows the cause and the second sentence shows the effect.

• The first sentence shows the effect and the second sentence shows the cause.

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What conclusion can you draw based on the passage?

• Because these oversized pizzas take a lot of time and effort to make, Mallie’s cannot deliver your pizza on the same day you order it.

• Mallie’s has delivered over 150 oversized pizzas so far.

• The oversized pizza was the first large item Mallie’s made.

• You can order an oversized pizza on a Saturday and get it on Sunday.

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What happens right before the chefs cover the oven’s shelf with cornmeal and flour?

• They keep the dough from becoming soggy and sticky.

• They pick up the 50 pounds of dough from a nearby bakery.

• They add sauce, cheese, and pepperoni.

• They bake it in the oven for 2 hours.

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What is the main idea of paragraph 6?

• A lot of planning goes into creating the giant pizzas.

• So far, they’ve sold two giant pies.

• Mallie’s food adventure began over 10 years ago.

• Mallie’s can deliver the pie in a custom-made box.

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What is the purpose of the first photograph in the passage?

• To show how big the oven that is used to cook the pizza is

• To show how hot the pizza is

• To help the reader visualize how the workers store the pizza in the delivery truck

• To show you the flames on the side of the truck

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