Where Did This Food Come From?

What is the main purpose of the first three paragraphs of the article?

• to explain the purpose of the world’s fair

• to describe the Hamburg steak and other innovations at the world’s fair in 1876

• to explain the history of several popular foods

• to compare and contrast different types of popular American foods

Which is a central idea of the article?

• Hamburgers date back to 8000 b.c.

• Ketchup comes from a word that means “fish sauce.”

• Explorers went to North and South America.

• Many beloved American foods came from around the world and have changed over time.

A rare and special treat​ (a)  

• delicacy
• domesticate
• staple

After frikadellen was brought to the U.S., it led to the invention of ____.

• french fries

• sliced bread

• the hamburger

• ketchup

Which of the following happened first?

• French fries appeared on American menus.

• U.S. President Thomas Jefferson tried fried potatoes in France.

• The potato made its way across Europe.

• Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro traveled to the Andes Mountains.

What does the phrase “the potato became a staple” mean?

• It was a new discovery.

• It was attached to something else.

• It became an important part of people’s diets.

• It became a local delicacy.

Which of the following is NOT domesticated?

• bears

• cattle

• potatoes

• wheat

Which detail gives an example of how people put “their own spin” on some foods? (make it your own or how you like it)

• “They started raising the animals to pull plows, as well as to provide milk and meat.”

• “in 1921, two men in Wichita, Kansas, opened the country’s first fast-food hamburger joint: White Castle”

• “By 9000 b.c., farmers were harvesting wheat in what is now Syria.”

• “The English . . . [created varieties of ketchup] made of everything from mushrooms to oysters to walnuts.”

Based on the map “Follow the Food,” which ocean did each of the ingredients eventually cross to reach the U.S.?

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

According to the map, which of these countries is NOT located in Europe?

• Bolivia

• Germany

• Spain

• United Kingdom