2nd Nine Weeks' Test Review Part IV

1. Part A: Which statement provides a summary of the text?

• There is great potential for job creation in the food waste and redistribution field due to the high demands of organizations in need of food donations.

• Community exchange programs help farms and grocery stores divert unsold food to school cafeterias as opposed to landfills.

• Organizations are developing online services to reduce food waste and help those who need access to food.

• Grocery stores often reject usable food due to unsightly shapes and appearances or inconsistent ripeness.

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2. Which quotation from the text provides support for the answer in Part A?

• “Hundreds of farmers and grocers have signed up for the service, and thousands of people have signed up for alerts. In the first year, about 1 million servings of food were saved.” (paragraph 4)

• “Recently it partnered with the city of Elk Grove, near Sacramento, California, to launch the city’s own community exchange app. There, students at Foulks Ranch School who had studied food waste got involved.” (paragraph 5)

• “Sometimes stores will reject a truckload of fruit or vegetables because of its appearance— apples too small, carrots too crooked, tomatoes too ripe.” (paragraph 7)

• “Currently, charities depend mainly on volunteers to collect and distribute food, hoping to create jobs in food recovery and make it sustainable.” (paragraph 8)

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3. According to the text, how does food waste negatively impact the environment?

• Resources used on growing foods that become trash could be used for crop protection instead.

• Excess fertilizer used on growing unwanted fruits and vegetables contaminates surrounding water streams.

• Washing unwanted produce wastes water that could be saved.

• Food rotting in landfills creates methane gas that contributes to global warming.

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4. How does the structure of paragraph 1 contribute to the development of a central idea?

• by beginning with the first step in the sequence of food waste

• by providing the major cause of food waste in the private sector

• by presenting the problem of food waste

• by comparing the amount of food waste in the U.S. to that of other countries

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5. Which phrase from the text provides context for the meaning of the word tremendous as it is used in paragraph 3?

• “In a recent year we discarded 34 million tons of food...” (paragraph 1)

• “‘...going to go to the chickens and the compost.’” (paragraph 2)

• “‘...premium, edible, sellable food...’” (paragraph 2)

• “...all the care and resources that had gone into growing and harvesting...” (paragraph 3)

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6. How does the author connect the problem of food waste to consumers?

• by explaining the ways in which shoppers contribute to food waste by avoiding misshapen produce

• by using the analogy of dropped grocery bags to illustrate the extent and pointlessness of food waste

• by providing accounts of people who have benefited from food donations made up of food waste

• by categorizing types of foods that are typically wasted to encourage shoppers to shop smarter in stores

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7. What is the meaning of the word ferocious as it is used in paragraph 3?

• brutal

• extreme

• savage

• unbearable

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8. What is the author’s purpose?

• to inform readers about creative solutions to reduce food waste

• to entertain readers with interesting descriptions of new technologies

• to explain the harmful environmental effects of food waste

• to persuade readers to support local farming efforts

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9. Which quotation represents a claim supported by sufficient evidence?

• “In a recent year we discarded 34 million tons of food, while 17 million American households could not always be sure from where their next meal was coming.” (paragraph 1)

• “Among other projects, they harvested 400 pounds of kale and squash from a farm and delivered it to a food bank.” (paragraph 5)

• “When food goes to waste, all the resources that went into producing it also go to waste.” (paragraph 6)

• “Sometimes stores will reject a truckload of fruit or vegetables because of its appearance— apples too small, carrots too crooked, tomatoes too ripe.” (paragraph 7)

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10. What does the section titled “More to Be Done” indicate about the author’s point of view?

• The author wishes that all food would be grown on demand in order to eliminate the issue of food waste.

• The author feels that the strategies currently in place to address food waste are adequate and appropriate to relieve the burden.

• The author is disheartened by the pattern of food waste in our country and has made it her mission to eliminate the problem.

• The author acknowledges the considerable dilemma of food waste yet is encouraged by the actions being taken to decrease the amount of food waste.

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