English Leap Middle School

Part A: Which idea is introduced in paragraph 1 of the passage?

• Alice was given very unusual foods to eat as a child.

• Alice liked different kinds of food than kids do today.

• Alice's childhood helped shape her attitudes about food.

• Alice's attitudes about cafeteria food changed over time.

Part B: Which quotation from paragraph 1 best supports the idea that her childhood shaped her attitude about food?

• "As a child in the 1950s, Alice Waters was a picky eater."

• "She liked simple things, like the fruits and vegetables her father grew in the backyard garden..."

• "They ate meals at the dining room table."

• "Alice didn't like the food at school..."

Part A: Which part of Alice's life most inspired her to create the Edible Schoolyard?

• her picky eating

• her family garden

• her trip to France

• her move to Berkeley

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that it was her trip to France which motivated her to create the Edible Schoolyard?

• "Her family didn't have a lot of money, so they didn't go to restaurants frequently."

• "She was picky but still enjoyed eating certain junk foods every now and then: potato chips, orange soda, jelly doughnuts, chili cheeseburgers."

• "Alice fit well at Berkeley; there was nothing ordinary about her."

• "The people she met in France cared intensely about food, about how it was bought and sold and prepared and served at the table."

Part A: How do the authors support the claim that food is an essential part of life?

• by explaining how fresh foods can be grown on school land

• by describing some of the foods that students have grown

• by describing what students can learn about the world from food

• by explaining how a school decided to start growing its own food

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the the idea that food is an essential part of life because students can learn about the world from food?

• "Lunch was served at a snack bar on the edge of the playground."

• "Called the Edible Schoolyard, it doesn't just provide healthy, nutritious meals."

• "An acre of asphalt was torn up, topsoil was hauled in, and all sorts of plants, flowers, fruit trees, and vines were planted.

• "A science project might involve earthworms in the garden; a history project might unfold in the kitchen, with samples of what European serfs ate during the Middle Ages."

Based on the passage, which statement most likely describes the authors' view of Alice Waters?

• She is a loyal friend.

• She is a patient employer.

• She is concerned citizen.

• She is a demanding perfectionist.

Which two sentences from the passage best support the idea that Alice is a concerned citizen?

• "Alice returned home determined to learn how to cook."

• "Chez Panisse was soon considered one of the finest restaurants in the United States, and Alice Waters was hailed as one of the nation's greatest chefs."

• "Every day, while driving to Chez Panisse in the morning and driving home late at night, Alice passed Martin Luther King Jr. Middle school."

• "Alice wondered how the people of Berkeley, who considered themselves so high-minded and aware, could allow a public school to fall apart this way."

• "After raising money through her Chez Panisse Foundation, Alice supervised the planting of an enormous garden at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School."