Invent a Pizza Quiz

Maybe you could invent a pizza for someone. What would you put on top? What would you call it? Have fun . . . and finish your plate!

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Number the sentences to show the correct sequence of events in the history of pizza. - Italian workers ate pizza because it was fast and cheap. - The Greeks baked flat, round pieces of bread that they used like plates. - The first pizzeria opened in New York City.

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Which phrase from paragraph 3 includes words that show sequence?

• hundreds of years later

• a form of pizza

• flour, water, oil, and spices

• use these ingredients

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PART A Read paragraph 4 from the text. Pizza also became popular among Italian workers who could only take short breaks for meals. These workers needed cheap food that could be eaten quickly. As a result, pizza sold by nearby vendors was perfect. It could even be eaten without plates and forks. Which statement best describes how the sentences in the paragraph are connected?

• They list the order in which events happened.

• They describe the most important steps.

• They describe a cause and its effect.

• They compare two different events.

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PART B Underline two sentences that best support the answer to Part A.

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Read paragraph 5 from the text. In 1889, the queen and king of Italy took a vacation in the seaside town of Naples. Queen Margherita saw people strolling outside eating pizza. She was curious about it, so she decided to try some pizza for herself. Underline the sentence that shows a cause-effect relationship.

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What did the queen’s praise cause Esposito to do?

• He renamed his restaurant after her.

• He sent his recipe home with her.

• He opened another restaurant.

• He named a pizza after her.

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How does paragraph 8 connect to paragraph 4?

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In "Anansi Tries to Steal All the Wisdom in the World," why does Anansi go from door to door in his village?

• He wants to collect hollow gourds.

• He wants to find a good hiding place.

• He wants to collect people's wisdom.

• He wants to meet his neighbors.

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Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of "Anansi Tries to Steal All the Wisdom in the World": "Soon the gourd was overflowing with wisdom and could hold no more." What is the meaning of overflowing in this sentence?

• too light

• too full

• too wise

• too small

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