1.2 Informational Passages

What does "boost the nutritional quality" mean in paragraph 2 of "Healthy Schools"?

• improve the health

• decrease the calories

• upgrade the taste

• start a new program

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

According to paragraph 1 of "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools", what is the meaning of the phrase, competitive foods?

• healthy foods

• unhealthy foods

• expensive foods

• reasonable foods

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is similar about the overall structure of events in "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" and "Healthy Schools"?

• Both describe the cause and effect of unhealthy food choices.

• Both focus on a problem and potential solutions.

• Both sort information into categories.

• Both discuss events in chronological order.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

What is similar about the author's point of view in "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" and "Healthy Schools"?

• In both passages, the author views that snacks should be removed.

• In both passages, the author views the standards as unfair.

• In both passages, the author views healthy food as important.

• In both passages, the author views changes in portion size as necessary.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What is different in the way the author structures information in the first paragraph of "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" and the first paragraph of "Healthy Schools"?

• "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" asks questions to introduce the problem, while "Healthy Schools" provides facts to show the importance of healthy foods.

• "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" explains a description of competitive foods, while "Healthy Schools" provides effects of healthier foods.

• "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" shows a comparison of meal programs, while "Healthy Schools" provides one example of a meal program.

• "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" gives possible solutions, while "Healthy Schools" provides questions about the overall problem with nutrition at schools.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

How is the author's point of view about nutritional standards or requirements different in "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools" than "Healthy Schools"?

• In "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools", the author views nutritional standards as competitive for schools.

• In "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools", the author believes the nutritional standards are limiting student choice.

• In "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools", the author views nutritional standards as important.

• In "Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools", the author believes nutritional standards are not always followed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

In "Healthy Schools" what is the meaning of the word reimbursed in the sentence below?

"Schools will be reimbursed an additional 6 cents for each lunch they serve in accordance with the new standards."

• charged

• given back

• recommended

• punished

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4