BM 3: We All Scream for Ice Cream

1. What is the main idea of the text?  

• Ice cream was invented as a way for people to cool down on hot summer days.

• Ice cream went from being an expensive dessert for the rich to a low-cost treat enjoyed  by

• Ice cream is difficult to make because it requires ingredients that are hard to get and  must be kept cold. 

• Ice cream is a popular dessert because it makes people feel happy

2. What is the meaning of the phrase “take to the streets” in paragraph 1?

• become available to buy from trucks

• become easy to make in carts 

• get delivered to stores in trucks

• get moved to icehouses in big sleds

3. Which quotation from the text explains how it became possible for all people to enjoy ice cream? 

• “That was hard work! Then it froze some more until it was hard. And finally—ice cream!”  (paragraph 5) 

• “It was served in tiny cups. Each guest got a few spoonfuls.” (paragraph 6)

• “Over the next hundred years, ice, sugar, and milk got cheaper.” (paragraph 7)

• “They churned up a few batches in their small apartments, kept it cold in a bucket of ice, and  sold scoops from the back of a cart.” (paragraph 8)

Part A 

4. Why did George Washington have to tell the cook that he wanted ice cream at  breakfast time?  

• It took a long time and was difficult to make the ice cream.

• Someone had to search for and pick fresh cherries for the ice cream.

• Someone had to go to the store to buy expensive sugar for the ice cream.

• took all day to freeze the ice used to make the ice cream.

Part B 

5. Which quotation from the text best supports the answer in Part A? 

• “The ice was stacked in the pit and covered with straw to keep it cold all summer.”  (paragraph 3) 

• “The cook’s helper pitted cherries.” (paragraph 4) 

• “Sugar was so expensive it was kept in a locked cupboard.” (paragraph 4) 

• “That was hard work! Then it froze some more until it was hard. And finally—ice  cream!” (paragraph 5) 

6. Which phrase from paragraphs 1-2 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word rare? 

• “…hot summer days…” 

• “…loved it so much…” 

• “No one had refrigerators…” 

• “…sugar and ice…”

7. Which ingredient was used by George Washington’s cooks to make ice cream thicker? 

• A cream 

• B egg yolk 

• C salted ice 

• D sugar

8. What is the meaning of the word advertise in paragraph 9?

• A ask for help with a job

• B entertain and amuse an audience

• C find the way from one place to another

• D get people to notice something

9. How are the sentences in paragraphs 11-12 connected?  

• The sentences use sequence to show the steps Harry Burt took to get more people to  buy his ice cream bars. 

• The sentences use compare and contrast to show the difference between ice cream and  hokey-pokey. 

• The sentences use cause and effect to explain why Harry Burt wanted his ice cream truck  drivers to wear clean white uniforms.  

• The sentences use cause and effect to explain how lollipop sticks were used to make ice  cream bars less messy. 

10. Read the sentence from paragraph 12.  

And ice cream on a stick was born! 

What does the author mean by this sentence? 

  

• Harry Burt created a new ice cream treat

• Harry Burt found a new way to keep ice cream cold.

• Harry Burt invented the ice cream truck.  

• Harry Burt discovered a less expensive way to make ice cream.