A Desert with a Long History - 2013

Read this dictionary entry.

stand \ı stand\ noun

1. a frame that is used to hold something upright

2. a small structure from which products are sold

3. a raised platform from which a person makes a speech

4. the place where a witness presents information in a courtroom

Which definition of stand is used in paragraph 6?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

What problem did people experience when ice cream was first made in America?

• The right spices were not available.

• The ice cream would melt inside the cone.

• The ice cream froze too quickly when being made.

• The ice needed for making the dessert was difficult to find.

Which of these best supports the title of the article?

• The table next to paragraph 4

• The photograph after paragraph 5

• The bar graph next to paragraph 8

• The recipe after paragraph 8

What is the most likely reason that the recipe was included with the article?

• To indicate that most people make ice cream at home

• To explain the process for using an ice-cream machine

• To provide instructions for making ice cream

• To show how people first made ice cream

The photograph of people around the ice-cream maker suggests that —

• it takes several hours to make ice cream with such a machine

• making ice cream can be a family activity

• the process of making ice cream has not changed for hundreds of years

• using such a machine is difficult

Harry Burt put his ice-cream treat on a stick —

• to keep the ice cream from melting

• so that less chocolate would be needed

• so that it could be sold as a lollipop

• to make eating the treat easier

The author organizes this article by —

• describing how frozen treats have changed over time

• explaining how the ice-cream maker was invented

• listing the steps for making ice-cream bars

• comparing the different ideas people have about ice cream

Which of these is the best summary of the article?

• Americans love ice cream as a treat. National Ice Cream Month is celebrated during July. The frozen treat is easier to get now than it was hundreds of years ago.

• Hundreds of years ago people began making different frozen desserts. Europeans brought the idea of ice cream to America. New ideas about how to make and serve the frozen treat have led to its wide popularity.

• Hundreds of years ago different ingredients were mixed with snow to make

  frozen treats. Some people traveled far to get the snow. Today many different

  flavors of ice cream are available.

• At a fair in 1904, people began eating ice cream in waffle cones. In the United States, National Ice Cream Month is celebrated during July. People also like to eat chocolate-covered ice-cream bars on sticks.

Which sentence from the article supports the idea that early frozen desserts required great effort to make?

• The Roman emperor Nero sent his fastest runners into the mountains to gather snow.

• The Chinese and Roman treats were unlike today’s ice cream.

• These desserts were made with small pieces of frozen ice and were similar to snow cones.

• When people came from Europe to America in the 1700s, they brought their recipes for ice cream with them.

How were Harry Burt and the man who created the ice-cream cone similar?

• They both got ideas for their inventions from others.

• They both sold their frozen treats at a fair.

• They both used waffles to hold their frozen treats.

• They developed their inventions during the same year.