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WorksheetsModule 2 Uni1 Mid Unit Assessment Part 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
In chapter 5 of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan implies the central claim that raising cows in an industrial setting is a terrible way to raise beef. Select one supporting point for this claim.
Bison and the prairie grasses lived together in a partnership for thousands of years, but that changed with the development of industrial farming.
Cows spread grass seed, plant it with their hooves, and fertilize it with their manure.
Cows have a specialized stomach called a rumen.
A cow’s digestive system has evolved to eat grass, yet cows are fed a corn-based diet because it fattens them up quickly.
What are two pieces of relevant evidence that supports the point, "A cow’s digestive system has evolved to eat grass, yet cows are fed a corn-based diet because it fattens them up quickly."
"Only certain animals, including cows, sheep, goats, and bison, can make a meal out of grass”
“Cattle raised on grass simply take longer to grow than cattle raised on corn”
Corn-fed beef and grass-fed beef are equally healthy for humans to consume
Corn-fed beef is not as healthy for humans to consume as grass-fed beef.
What type of paragraph identifies and explains the similarities and differences between 2 or more people, places, things or ideas?
Descriptive
Expository
Narrative
compare/Contrast
What type of paragraph usually has a sequence and tells a story?
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
compare/Contrast
What type of paragraph uses sensory language to help readers imagine the scene, person, or object?
Descriptive
Narrative
Expository
compare/Contrast
What is the perspective that is different from or disagrees with another called?
Viewpoint
Perspective
Argument
Conflicting viewpoint
What is a statement of opinion that can be proved or disproved with evidence and reasoning?
Relevant evidence
Claim
Facts
Irrelevant evidence
What type of paragraphs gives information and often cites credible sources?
Expository
Narrative
compare/Contrast
Descriptive
The author’s purpose is demonstrated in the following sentence , “I decided to become a food detective, to find out where our food comes from and exactly what it is we are eating.”
Which sentence from the text best helps the reader understand the author’s purpose?
“The feeling of being connected to food is very important to me.”
“In the past, people knew about food because they grew it or hunted it themselves.”
“That’s the dilemma—we can eat anything, but how do we know what to eat?”
“I went from never thinking about where my food came from to thinking about it all the time.”
How does the author respond to the seed companies' conflicting viewpoint that hybrid seeds produce hybrid corn?
By pointing out that the "children" of hybrid seeds do not have the same yield as the original hybrid seeds
By pointing out that hybrid seeds do not always produce hybrid corn that is resistant to disease
By pointing out that seed companies cannot guarantee that hybrid seeds will produce hybrid plants
By pointing out that hybrid seeds are not able to produce hybrid corn like natural seeds produce natural corn
How does the following sentence contribute to developing the concept of food choices?
By providing an analysis of corporations that sell corn
"They believe that GMOs are a reckless experiment with the natural order of things"
By providing a definition of industrial farming
By providing a reason to oppose industrial farming
Which of the following pieces of evidence, if the author chose to include it, would be irrelevant to the author’s claim?
It takes many years of training to become a large-animal vet.
Many industrial farms watch out for sick animals and transfer them to separate areas for treatment.
Industrially raised animals require a diet of antibiotics to ensure they do not get sick.
A corn diet can give cattle acidosis, which is too much acid in the rumen.
“Compared to all of the other things we feed cattle these days, corn seems positively wholesome. Yet feeding corn to cattle goes against the natural order almost as much as feeding them beef.”
How does Michael Pollan respond to this conflicting viewpoint that corn is wholesome?
by referencing research about the importance of more humane treatment of cattle
by explaining specific ways in which the industrial food chain impacts human health
by explaining the various illnesses corn-fed cattle may experience
by referencing research about the impacts of industrial beef on the environment
