Life is Like a Box of Chocolates

Which of the following sentences from the article is LEAST important to include in its summary?

• On Tuesday, researchers announced that they had solved the chocolate mystery: Specific chocolateloving

  microbes in the gut convert an otherwise indigestible portion of the candy into anti-inflammatory

  compounds — that is, into mixtures of substances that reduce pain and swelling.

• Within their test-tube "gut," researchers exposed cocoa powder to digestive juices and enzymes the

  body uses to break down food. They then exposed the powder to bacteria found in human feces.

• Polyphenolic polymers molecules "do nothing for us except travel down the GI tract after we consume

  them,” Finley said.

• “These materials are anti-inflammatory," Finley said. "They serve to prevent or delay the onset of some

  forms of cardiovascular disease that are associated with inflammation.”

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PART A: What is the central idea of the text?

• Children work for cocoa farmers because they think that it will be safe and fun.

• Children are paid well for the dangerous work they do picking cocoa beans for chocolate.

• Children are forced to pick cocoa beans for chocolate because adults cannot do the work.

• Children work in unsafe environments for little or no money to pick cocoa beans for chocolate.

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Have you had some chocolate recently? Most Americans eat about 12 pounds of it each year!" (Paragraph

• "They sleep in dirty rooms, work 12-hour days without pay, are fed very little, and are sometimes whipped." (Paragraph 3)

• "Without help from their children, the farmers would not be able to buy food." (Paragraph 4)

• "The Rainforest Alliance is also working to improve life for farmers, teaching them ways to protect soils, waterways, and wildlife while increasing their yields" (Paragraph 7)

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CHALLENGE!

How does Sametta's story in paragraph 2 contribute to the text?

Use the RACES writing strategy.

Answer explanation

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