The Story of Chocolate

What is the structure of this article?

• cause and effect

• question and answer

• problem and solution

• chronological order

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Which selection from the article uses comparison in its structure?

• Some scientists think that the Olmec people of southern Mexico were first to plant cacao farms. That might have been 3,000 years ago.

• Finally, they stirred the mixture. They poured it back and forth between two cups to make it foam.

• There were so many different chocolate drinks in these chocolate houses. It was similar to how many drinks coffee shops have today.

• During the 1700s, cocoa continued to be popular. In England, people mixed it with milk.

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Which selection from the article helps the reader to understand that chocolate used to be enjoyed only by wealthy people?

• Others think the Maya people first enjoyed chocolate around 2,000 years ago. It is certain that the ancient people of Mexico and Central America loved a drink made from cacao.

• In those countries, chocolate was enjoyed by the rich. Then in the early 1600s, rich Italians began drinking it.

• Chocolate drinks became popular. Soon, chocolate cafés opened in every large city in Europe.

• Almost everyone liked their chocolate drinks sweet and thick. Many people made it so thick that they ate it with a spoon!

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Which detail shows that the Maya and Aztecs usually put no sugar in their cacao drinks?

• Their cacao drink was spicy and frothy.

• Often they drank cacao unsweetened.

• They added vanilla and chili peppers for flavor.

• They liked it hot, mixed with sugar and cinnamon.

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