3. Test Prep Combination

Part A What conclusion can be drawn about the author’s point of view?

• A. The author believes that schools should hire more experienced chefs.
• B. The author believes that all junk food should be removed from cafeterias.
• C. The author believes that actions must be taken to improve nutrition in schools.
• D. The author believes that Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign is central to fixing school nutrition.

Part B Which sentence from the text best supports your answer in part A?

• A. “If the meals that schools provide are healthy, children will learn about a balanced diet and nutritional foods.”
• B. “Most people recognize that it would be very difficult to enforce a total ban on all junk food at schools, particularly in meals that the school itself does not provide.”
• C. “The National School Boards Association (NSBA) supports school boards and communities.”
• D. “First Lady Michelle Obama’s 'Let’s Move' campaign also provides support for programs with these goals.”

What does the author accomplish by using headings in the text? Select two options.

• A. The headings help readers locate information.
• D. The headings provide a quick idea of what the section will cover.
• B. The headings suggest a chronological order within the text.
• C. The headings establish the items to be compared within the text.
• E. The headings describe the importance of healthy meals at school.

Select the two sentences that should be included in a summary of the text.

• E. Healthy meals in schools will help show students what a good diet looks like.
• F. Schools can provide nutrition workshops and other nutritional information to families.
• A. The Centers for Disease Control tracks health information.
• B. It is impractical to require schools to ban all junk food from school.
• C. The food provided to students in schools is better than it used to be.

Click on the statement that best describes how the ideas develop over the course of the text.

• A. The ideas are presented mainly in a chronological order, showing how the school lunch program has developed over time.
• B. The ideas are presented mainly in a compare and contrast format, so that readers can compare and contrast different solutions for providing good nutrition.
• C. The ideas are presented in a problem and solution format, so that readers first learn the problems that poor nutrition causes and then read proposed solutions.
• D. The ideas are presented in a cause and effect order, showing how bad nutrition has a negative effect on children’s lives and how good nutrition has positive effects.

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

• A. The neighbors bought a red, rubber ball for their niece.
• B. The students read a funny, entertaining book after school.
• C. The child ate the most deliciously, juicy peach for her snack.
• D. The strangely, quiet man seemed to be thinking about what to say.

The student found information in different sources. Which piece of information best supports the claim in the student’s paragraph?

• A. Some immigrant parents in Malden, Massachusetts, support a new school day with longer hours for their children.
• B. It is difficult to understand why some people would not want our nation’s children to receive the best education they possibly can.
• C. Some parents in Andover, Massachusetts, a town with high- quality public schools, argue that a longer school day would take time away from families.
• D. Some public schools offer longer class periods and more course options, which has led to improvements in statewide test results and even greater college acceptance rates.

The student took notes about information in the sources. Which note correctly paraphrases information by combining details from both sources?

• A. The Californian captain, Stanley Lord, chose to ignore the calls for help, deciding to watch the Titanic sink instead of sailing toward it.
• B. Weather conditions caused visual illusions that made the Titanic appear much smaller to the crew of the Californian than it actually was.
• C. Weather conditions might have tricked Captain Lord of the Californian, causing him to believe the Titanic was sailing away instead of sinking.
• D. The Californian captain, Stanley Lord, was made into a villain by people who did not understand how the conditions would have caused him to ignore the Titanic.

Write an introduction to the letter that establishes and introduces a clear claim about security cameras in classrooms.