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WorksheetsMid Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the author’s purpose for writing “Rich Fields, Poor Farmers”
To explain the business of agriculture to readers
to promote the importance of corn and soybean crops
to convince readers that farmers are trapped in poverty
to analyze why farmers do not understand agribusiness
What is an infomational text?
tells a story
tries to persuade the reader
discusses similarities and diffrences
informes the reader about a specific topic.
“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
“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.
In the past, people knew about food because they grew it or hunted it themselves.”
What is the meaning of the word
delineate?
to argue with someone
to debate about something
to describe something in detail and with precision
to be unclear about something
One supporting point for the main claim that eighth graders should start school at 9:00 am is:
starting school later is cool
Starting school later is appropriate for adolescents because their brains go through the biggest growth spurt since toddlerhood
starting school later is better for the teachers
starting school later helps with babysitting for younger siblings
From the previous question, What is one piece of relevant evidence that supports this point?
Eight to ten hours of sleep is required for maximum brain growth and functioning
Teens who don’t get enough sleep can exhibit similar symptoms to kids with ADHD
.
Lack of proper sleep can lead to stress and anxiety in teens
Teens get many extra hours of sleep on the weekends.
What does relevant mean?
It isn't part of what people are thinking or talking about.
not related
not important
Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
In chapter 11 of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan implies the central claim that industrial organic food is better than industrially raised food, yet it still has negative impacts on human health and the environment. Select one supporting point for this claim
Industrial organic food always tastes better than conventionally raised food.
Industrial organic food comes from farms that use factory
farming practices.
Industrial organic food is better for you and the environment because it contains fewer pesticides than conventionally grown food.
Research has proven that industrial organic food and industrial food use similar amounts of pesticides in their practices.
"The sheds look more like military barracks than a barn. They are long. low buildings, with giant fans at the other end". What type of paragraph structure is the author using?
Narrative
Descriptive
Compare/Contrast
Expository/Explanatory
What does sufficient (evidence) mean?
not enough
enough to meet a need or purpose
to much
short
Which paragraph structure tells a story?
compare/contrast
narrative
expository/explanatory
Descriptive
Over the winter, the corn ferments. That means fungi in the manure turns some of the corn in to alcohol. Identify the paragraph structure.
narrative
compare/contrast
explanatory/expository
descriptive
Polyface is the opposite of an industrial farm like George Naylor's of Earthbound, their farms run like factories. Identify the paragraph structure?
expository/explanatory
descriptive
narrative
compare/contrast
Evidence that has sound reasoning......
has a poor argument
is insufficient
makes sense and is logical
supports the main claim
