Introduction to Food Deserts

Introduction to Food Deserts

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Introduction to Food Deserts

Introduction to Food Deserts

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.11-12.4, RI. 9-10.2, 4.MD.A.1

+11

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kristal Jaaskelainen

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Food deserts are areas where it's ​ (a)   to find healthy and affordable ​ (b)   , especially fresh ​ (c)   and vegetables.

hard
food
fruits

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Researchers look at things like how ​ (a)   people have to travel to get to a ​ (b)   and how much ​ (c)   they have to see if an area is a food desert.

far
store
money

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

How far do you have to travel to get to the nearest grocery store in your neighborhood?

<5 miles

5-10 miles

10-15 miles

>15 miles

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the United States, almost 40 ​ (a)   people live in food deserts, and about ​ (b)   million of them have a hard time getting to a ​ (c)   or grocery store.

million
19
supermarket

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

5.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Food ​ (a)   can make it really ​ (b)   h for people to get the food they need. Before the pandemic, about 10% of ​ (c)   in the US didn't have enough food.

deserts
hard
households

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of households in America don't have enough food today?

<5%

5-10%

10-15%

15-20%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Many communities, especially low-income neighborhoods and ​ (a)   areas, don't have big grocery ​ (b)   that sell healthy food like fruits and vegetables. Instead, people have to ​ (c)   on small convenience stores and fast food, which isn't as good for their ​ (d)   .

rural
stores
rely
health

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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