EOg Practice 8

Which sentence from the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!” best

supports the idea that Bud and Temple expected to have to take

care of their own needs?

• They crossed American Indian Territory, even stopping to rest at

  some Indian camps. (paragraph 5)

• They traveled with some extra clothes, oats for their horses, and

  food for themselves. (paragraph 4)

• They were not allowed to travel at all on Sundays. (paragraph 3)

• The boys took off on their 2,000-mile trip departing from

  Frederick, Oklahoma. (paragraph 4)

Last, there’s social learning, meaning that people enjoy what their families and friends enjoy. This is a lifelong learning process (it

actually starts before birth!). If, for example, a mother drinks carrot juice while pregnant, the baby will probably enjoy carrot-flavored

cereal more than babies whose mothers did not drink carrot juice. As children grow, this third type of learning takes place while talking

about food in social situations and tasting new foods with friends and family.

Which key idea is supported by details in this paragraph?

• Babies will dislike foods that their mothers did not eat while

  pregnant with them.

• People will like a new food after they have had a conversation

  about it.

• People’s food preferences can be influenced by other people in

  their lives.

• Babies should eat carrot-flavored cereal because it is a healthful

  food.

Just because the flavor window closes at a young age doesn’t mean it can’t be reopened. The keys to expanding the type of foods one

enjoys are persistence and exposure. A study published in Food Quality and Preference found that if toddlers are introduced to

a new food five to 10 times, they can grow to like it. That amount goes up as children grow older. Ultimately, the study came to the conclusion that the flavor window may never be completely shut.

Based on the information in paragraph 4, which inference can the

reader make about flavor preferences?

• People can learn to like new foods at different times in their

  lives.

• People can begin to enjoy new foods after trying them just once.

• Toddlers tend to like more foods than older children do.

• Parents of toddlers are more likely to try new foods than people

  with older children are.

Being willing to try a new food repeatedly is necessary to pry a person’s flavor window open again. Each attempt will lessen the

natural suspicion of something new. Eventually, “not bad” can turn into “pretty good.” One method for inspiring courage to try new

foods multiple times is testing different preparations. Adding an ingredient—sugar or salt, perhaps—that one enjoys, might make an

unappealing food more appealing. Once the person has trained him or herself to like the food, the added ingredient may not be

necessary.

What is the most likely reason the author includes this paragraph in

the selection?

• To suggest that expanding one’s flavor preferences takes time

  and effort

• To warn that people may have difficulty preparing new foods

  properly

• To highlight that there is a natural reason people resist new

  foods

• To explain how adding sugar or salt improves the taste of foods

A later study, which was published in the British Journal of Nutrition, also found that a willingness to try new foods can be learned by

infants. The researchers determined that habitually giving a baby new foods when the flavor window is open makes the child more

likely to enjoy those foods. In addition, liking those foods makes the infant more willing to try other new foods. This information suggests

that parents should introduce new foods to babies during this stage. By doing so they will tend to appreciate new types of foods

throughout their lives.

What important idea about babies is emphasized through the

details in this paragraph ?

• Babies who are not exposed to new foods will experience a

  shortened flavor window.

• Babies are most accepting of new foods when the flavor window

  is open.

• Babies develop a favorite food if they eat that food multiple

  times.

• Babies are naturally resistant to trying new foods.