Why Salt? day 1

Part A:

What inference can you make based on the information in paragraph 3?

• A. The soldiers used blocks of salt as payment so they could travel along the Salt Road.

• B. Salt was so valued by Romans that it was used as a form of pay.

• C. The soldiers did not have a healthy diet, so they were paid in blocks of salt.

• D. The Roman government ran out of gold, so it paid soldiers in blocks of salt.

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Part B:

Which two sentences from the text provide the best support for your answer in part A?

• A. "This...was called salarium argentums or 'salt money'."

• B. "Throughout history and around the world, governments have regulated and taxed salt."

• C. "This tiny crystal cube has played a much more important role in history that just flavoring our fries."

• D."The word soldier comes from the Latin sol dare, meaning to give salt."

• E. "Human beings can't live without salt."

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Part A:

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. The different types of salt throughout history.

• B. The role salt has played in people’s lives throughout history.

• C. How salt makes our food taste good.

• D. How salt has harmful long-lasting effects on people’s health.

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Part B:

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer to part A?

• A. “Today, salt is given freely in shakers and packets at our favorite restaurant.”

• B. “Human beings can’t live without salt.”

• C. “Generally, the human body is very good at keeping our salt levels balanced.”

• D. “Around the world, cities were founded, roads were built, wars were fought, and trade routes were established, all for one reason: humans can’t live without salt.”

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Which of the following should not be included as a key detail in a summary of the text?

• A. Salt is a basic ingredient in our bodies without this mineral our cells, nerves and muscles can’t do their jobs properly.

• B. Governments around the world have regulated and taxed salt.

• C. In both the Revolutionary and Civil wars, keeping enough salt for the soldiers was important.

• D. Around the world, cities were founded, roads were built, wars were fought, and trade routes established…

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Part A:

How has the value of salt changed since ancient times?

• A. During ancient times times salt was used to flavor food, today people rarely use salt because it is a health risk.

• B. During ancient times salt was used to store and keep food fresh, today we use refrigerators.

• C. During ancient times Roman soldiers were paid with blocks of salt instead of money, today salt is given away freely.

• D. During ancient times salt had no value and continues to hold no value today.

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Part B:

Which detail from the text best supports your answer to part A?

• A. “Out health depends on having the right amount of salt in our bodies.”

• B. “Throughout history and around the world, governments have regulated and taxed salt…”

• C. “This gave them access to the sea, where they could harvest salt.”

• D. ”Salt was so important in the daily lives of the Romans that soldiers were paid in blocks of salt.”

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