Poisonous Cheese

How many times did the gentleman in the anecdote suffer on account of eating adulterated cheese?

• once

• twice

• thrice

• passage does not contain this information

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remember

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1

Rearrange these events in the order that led to proof of the cheese being adulterated:

• The supplier of the cheese admitted to adding vermilion.

• The shop selling the cheese was questioned about its source.

• The druggist selling vermilion revealed that red lead was mixed.

• The landlady sent a sample of the cheese to a chemist.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.5

Which of these claims is being made by the author in the passage?

• Food can be adulterated accidentally.

• Adulterants are often found in cheese.

• Adulteration is not treated as a crime.

• Heating an adulterant makes it poisonous.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluate

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6

No one was punished for the cheese adulteration incident because (a)   .

• consuming the cheese did not result in any deaths
• the adulteration occurred due to a misunderstanding
• the supplier of the cheese refused to accept his mistake
• there was no law in place to protect those who suffered

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6

Which of these can be inferred from the passage?

• Druggists sold food, medicines and chemicals at their stores.

• The sick kitten had consumed more cheese than the gentleman.

• There was no medicine available for poisoning by red lead.

• Red lead did not cause the same reaction in those who consumed it.

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6

Match the word from the passage to its meaning:

• spurious

• something that causes harm

• repugnance

• disgust towards something

• deleterious

• means to an end

• expedient

• something false or fake

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.4

Which of these elements is used by the author to make his claims?

• an appeal to reason

• a satirical example

• circumstantial evidence

• self-victimization

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyze

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.6

Which of these individuals adulterated a product on purpose?

• the druggist

• the mercantile trader

• the farmer

• the shop owner

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understand

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.3

The word closest in meaning to ‘apprehend’ as used in the passage is __________.

• arrest

• question

• perceive

• indicate

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Bloom's Taxonomy: Apply

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.4