WorksheetsUnit 3: Post Assessment
Total questions: 2
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
1. Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 1?
There are many harmful chemicals in our foods that people should be aware of.
Flavorists are specially trained scientists who use both natural and artificial compounds to make our food taste delicious.
Scientists debate whether the food industry should continue using chemicals to enhance the flavor of certain foods.
Food production has changed tremendously over the years, with flavorists discovering natural ways to make our food taste better.
2. Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to question #1?
“Their creations are right in front of you- in that fruit juice you’re sipping and in those salty chips you’re munching.”
“They work in top-secret laboratories.”
“To work their magic, flavorists use thousands of chemicals, oils, extracts, and other substances.”
“Even a seemingly simple flavor, like the strawberry in a milkshake, may contain 50 chemicals."
3. Which piece of evidence best supports the topic sentence: “The modern flavor industry got its start in the 1950s, when American eating habits made a drastic shift.”
“It used to be that if you wanted a cookie, your mom had to bake it for you, or you had to make a trip to your corner bakery.”
“But a new technology would change everything: processing.”
“The goal of the first food flavorists was to make processed foods taste even halfway as good as fresh.”
“They scour the globe for inspiration, bringing exotic tastes to America (two recent hits: chipotle peppers from Mexico and acai berries from Brazil.”
4. Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of the text?
The human body is highly equipped to experience different flavors in the foods we eat.
Food companies are responsible for an increasing presence of obesity, diabetes, and health problems in America.
Over time, flavorists have created an intricate process to enhance the foods that we eat, and food companies use their findings to develop irresistible products.
Food processing started in the 1800s, but it didn’t catch on as appetizing options until over a century later.
5. Which of the following is the purpose for adding in the picture on page 17?
To help define the term "flavorist" for readers.
To give readers a visual on the process of making orange juice.
To help readers learn how much of our food is processed.
To give readers a visual on what a flavorist is and what they do.
6. Which of the following text features is NOT shown in the passage?
Photo
Subtitle
Heading
Sidebar
7. Which of the following is a subtitle in the passage?
Are These Chips Too Delicious?
Slimy Pink Blob
Scientists know the secrets of making food taste great. But all this yumminess might be bad for our health.
A food flavorist hard at work in the lab.
8. Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of the passage?
Spices were once so valuable that people would fight and die for them.
The spice trade was a major source of wealth and power for European nations.
The quest for spices led to exploration and discovery, but also to exploitation and violence.
Spices such as nutmeg and cloves were used to mask the flavor of spoiled meat.
9. Which piece of evidence best supports the answer to question 8?
Spices were so expensive that a few handfuls could make someone extremely rich.
Spices would be added to meats to mask their nauseating flavor.
The Middle Eastern and Asian traders refused to reveal where they found their spices.
Europeans discovered that nutmeg was found in the Moluccas, leading other countries to follow and fight for control of the spice trade.
10. What is the author’s main purpose for writing this article?
To persuade readers to incorporate more spices into their diet.
To entertain readers with a fascinating story about the discovery of spices.
To inform readers of the background information regarding the violent quest to obtain and control spices.
All of the above.
11. Which word choice from the author best supports your answer to question 10?
“Their heavenly tastes and smells”
“They massacred natives on the island”
“Explorers crossed oceans searching for them”
“These spices were so costly”
12. What is the text structure of this part of the text:
“The Middle Eastern and Asian traders who brought spices to Europe refused to reveal where they procured the seasonings. By keeping their sources secret, they maintained control of the spice trade and could charge exorbitant prices to European customers.
Among European leaders and explorers, finding the “spice islands” became an obsession.”
Description
Cause and Effect
Chronological
Problem/ Soltion
13. Which of the following is a text feature NOT found in the article?
Subtitle
Bolded Words
Image
Glossary
