The Five Second Rule informational text

According to "The Five-Second Rule", what is true about the five second rule?

• It's more complicated than just waiting to five.

• It's more like the fifteen second rule.

• Food is immune to bacteria for the first five seconds on the ground.

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What conclusion did the Rutgers University researchers reach regarding the moisture content of food and bacterial transfer in paragraph 2?

• Moisture content does not affect bacterial contamination

• Wet food attracts more bacteria

• Dry food attracts more bacteria

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What word (1 word) in the sentence "When compared to multiple experiments, anomalies (irregular results) stick out and can be discounted when evaluating the data" best helps you understand the meaning of the word anomalies?

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In paragraph 11 and 12, why does the author introduce the idea that "just ten cells or less can make you seriously ill"?

• The author is providing and refuting a counterargument to strengthen their point.

• The author is making their main claim.

• The author is providing reasons to follow the five second rule.

Read this information about the word contamination. From Latin contaminare "to defile, to corrupt, to deteriorate by mingling," originally "to bring into contact" and suffix "-tion" meaning act or process of. This information helps the reader to understand that the word contamination in 2 means ---

• The action or state of making or being made impure by staining or infecting.

• Continuing to improve even after succeeding.

• The action of predicting something.

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What does the introduction in the article "The Five Second Rule" help the reader understand about the five second rule?

• The five second rule states that chicken is the best food to eat.

• The five second rule states you need to wait until food has fallen for five seconds until you eat it.

• The five second rule states that food is okay to eat if you pick it up within five seconds.

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Based on the ideas presented throughout the article, what can the reader conclude about The Five Second Rule?

• The five second rule is good to follow.

• Many people get food poisoning following the five second rule.

• Whether or not you should follow the five second rule depends on different factors.

The details in paragraph 7 and 8 support the idea that:

• Different types of flooring result in different amounts of bacteria transferred.

• You should try to drop your food on stainless steel or ceramic tile.

• Most floors don't have a lot of bacteria on them.

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Why does the author use a description organizational structure in paragraph 2?

• To respond to criticisms of the five second rule

• To describe the experiment procedures, giving credibility to their methods

• To explain the scientific method

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Read the dictionary entry. yield v 1. produce or provide 2. give way to arguments, demands or pressure. 3 (of a mass or structure) give way under force or pressure. Which definition best matches the meaning of yielded in paragraph 7?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

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