Mix Up a Salad!/ From Milk Jug to Park Bench

1.     Which sentence from the passage tells about a step in the process of mixing a salad?

• a.     “A salad is a mix of healthy foods.”

• b.      “Every mixed salad you make can be different.”

• c.     “Now it is time to cut the vegetables.”

• d.     “Dressing is a type of sauce.”

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2.    Read these sentences from the passage.

To wash lettuce, break off what you need. Hold the lettuce under running water.

Which definition fits the meaning of running in the sentence?

• a.     To be in charge of something

• b.     The sport of racing on foot

• c.     To hurry

• d.     Flowing

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3.     Look at the photograph on page 74. How does it help you understand how to make a mixed salad?

• a.     It shows how to eat the salad.

• b.     It shows how to wash vegetables.

• c.     It shows how to chop vegetables.

• d.     It shows a finished mixed salad.

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4.     Look at the chart on page 72. How does the information relate to the text in Step 1?

• a.     It shows which tools to use to make a salad.

• b.     It gives ideas for what might go in a salad.

• c.     It tells how much of each item to use.

• d.     It lists all of the kinds of vegetables.

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5.     What is the main topic of Step 5?

• a.     Mixed salads are good for you.

• b.      Enjoying your mixed salad.

• c.     Think about your next salad.

• d.     Use the same ingredients in your next salad.

   

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6.     Which sentence from the passage has an underlined word that tells you the order in which something happens?

• a.     “You drank the last drop of milk.”

• b.     “Where does the milk jug go?”

• c.     “Next, the sorted materials move to a baler.”

• d.     “All of the bales of plastic are shipped, too”

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7.     Read this sentence from the passage.

The truck dumps everything at a sorting center.

Which definition matches the meaning of center in the sentence?

• a.     The middle part of something

• b.     An area where many people live

• c.     A place where a certain activity happens

• d.     A middle position on a team.

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8.     Read this sentence from the passage.

A baler is a machine that presses materials.

What does the author want you to know about a baler?

• a.     It breaks apart the recycled materials.

• b.     It makes things smooth.

• c.     It does not take up much space at the recycling center.

• d.     It squeezes materials very tightly so they fill less space.

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  9. Look at this part of the diagram.

Which step of the process does this part of the diagram show?

• a.     Step 1: Sorting

• b.     Step 2: Baling

• c.     Step 3: Washing and Shredding

• d.     Step 4: Melting and Shaping

10.     What is the main topic of paragraph 10?

• a.     The flakes are melted and shaped into small beads.

• b.     A milk jug being part of a park bench.

• c.     The beads go into a bag.

• a.     The recycling company that buys the bags of beads makes outdoor furniture.

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