Food Waste Awareness Quiz

Based on the examples discussed in “Waste Not, Want Not,” which choice best demonstrates how technology helps to minimize food waste?

• It increases the length of time that certain food items remain fresh and are appealing to customers.

• It increases awareness and informs the public about specific opportunities to help prevent waste.

• It improves the physical appearance of food items in order to prevent them from being rejected by grocery stores.

• It improves compost methods and recycling procedures in order to minimize the amount of waste that goes into landfills.

Throughout the passage, the author uses statistics to

• commend the Natural Resources Defense Council’s efforts.

• illustrate the severity of a problem that exists in the United States.

• question the validity of research regarding hunger in the United States.

• demonstrate that Americans have conflicting opinions regarding food waste.

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to the previous question?

• In a recent year we discarded 34 million tons of food while 17 million American households could not always be sure where their next meal was coming from.

• That Sunday, thinking of all the care and resources that had gone into growing and harvesting the unsold produce, he decided he had to do something.

• Papadopoulos says, “Twenty families were fed and we made some of our money back. Afterwards there was a nice feeling of accomplishment on everyone’s part.”

• Food Shift partners with retail stores and other food providers. For a fee, it agrees to take care of all the excess food so the seller doesn’t have to.

"Several months earlier Papadopoulos had taken a break from a career as a business consultant to help manage his family’s farm in Petaluma, California. He had repeatedly watched fresh, nutritious vegetables going into the compost pile. "

Which word from the excerpt have the strongest positive connotation?

• months

• farm

• fresh

• compost

The main purpose of the section titled "Environmental Costs" is to

• examine the environmental impact of throwing away excess food.

• advocate for better technology to help solve the problem of food waste.

• argue for changes in how we dispose of excess food in landfills.

• compare the impacts of wasting water to throwing away food.

What central idea emerges from the description of food waste in the United States?

• The inefficiency of the agricultural industry

• The economic impact of food waste

• The paradox of food waste and hunger in America

• The environmental costs of food production

How does the author connect the ideas of food waste at the production level to solutions like CropMobster?

• By listing the amount of wasted food

• By detailing specific examples of food waste solutions

• By comparing different countries' food waste statistics

• By explaining the environmental impact of food waste

How do the descriptions of CropMobster and Food Shift in the text develop the author's claim about innovative solutions to food waste?

• By showing the diversity of approaches to addressing food waste

• By comparing the effectiveness of different food waste programs

• By listing the types of food most commonly wasted

• By focusing solely on the environmental benefits