Patriotic Pizza

Read these two sentences from paragraph 6. 

Esposito wanted his pizza to be extra special. So he made a pizza using the colors of the Italian flag: red, green, and white. 

Which of the following describes the relationship between these two sentences? 

• The first sentence explains the reason for what is described in the second sentence.

• The sentences compare the shape of the pizza to the Italian flag.

• The second sentence gives the cause of what is described in the first sentence.

• The sentences describe the steps to make a Margherita pizza.

Order the sentences to show the correct sequence of events in the history of the pizza. 

•  In 1895, Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in New York.

• People began to put food on flat bread before it went into the oven, making the first pizza.

• Centuries later, a type of simple pizza was made as a food for the poor.

• The Greeks put food on baked bread that they used like plates.

•  In 1889, Queen Margherita made Pizzas popular in all of Italy. 

Paragraphs 8 and 9 describe the arrival of pizza in America. Which sentence best describes the connection between the two paragraphs?

• It is a sequence that describes how the first pizzerias were built in America and how they changed over time.

• It is a cause-and-effect connection showing how pizzas came to America and why they became popular with American workers.

• It is a sequence explaining how Gennaro Lombardi became a well-known pizza maker in New York City.

• It is a cause-and-effect connection explaining why workers left Italy and came to the United States.

How did the writer organize the details in the recipe?

• She used signal words to show sequence.

• She showed the ingredients first to signal cause and effect.

• She numbered the steps to show sequence.

• She used cause and effect to show the results of using the oven.