International Language

1. Where did Cheryl most recently travel as part of her job for Café Grumpy?

• A. Nicaragua and Burundi

• B. Kenya and Ethiopia

• C. Ethiopia and Honduras

• D. Burundi and Kenya

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2. According to the passage, what is a direct effect of climate change?

• A. The taste of coffee beans is beginning to change.

• B. Cheryl has found it harder to travel internationally.

• C. Café Grumpy has been losing access to some of its coffee sources.

• D. Coffee harvests are becoming increasingly unpredictable.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

3. Read the evidence below and answer the following question.

(1) In the current system, coffee producers tend to sell their harvest to the company that

will bid the highest. (2) Depending on the size of their harvest that year, producers may

make plenty of money or almost no money at all. (3) The size of coffee harvests is

becoming increasingly unpredictable.

Based on these pieces of evidence, what can be concluded?

• A. Small coffee companies like Café Grumpy are better able to predict harvest size than larger companies are.

• B. The current system will not reliably bring in money for producers in the future.

• C. Large coffee companies are willing to spend lots of money on coffee harvests regardless of the size of the harvests.

• D. The current system is the best model for coffee producers going forward.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

4. How have the effects of climate change on coffee producers impacted Cheryl's job of selecting and sourcing coffee beans for Café Grumpy?

• A. She is tasked with the challenging mission of inspiring the youth to get involved in coffee farming.

• B. She is no longer able to travel to certain countries in Africa, including Burundi, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

• C. She now has to convince farmers they can depend on Café Grumpy's business, even if their harvest is small.

• D. She has fewer varieties of coffee to choose from when selecting Café Grumpy's coffee sources.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5. What is this passage mostly about?

• A. the ability of music to translate easily across national borders and cultures

• B. Café Grumpy's international selection of coffee and each variation's unique flavor

• C. Cheryl's job sourcing coffee for Café Grumpy and forming relationships with coffee producers

• D. the need for African coffee producers to inspire youth to pick up coffee farming

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6. The passage ends with these sentences:

"'We have to work really hard to make that incentive for them and to encourage them to keep producing,' Cheryl says. 'We don't want to lose coffee.' For the struggling coffee producers in Kenya, I can only imagine that Cheryl's words sound like music."

What is the author attempting to do with these final sentences?

• A. to draw a connection among coffee, Cheryl's mission, and music

• B. to highlight the difficulties that coffee producers in Kenya are facing

• C. to indicate that Cheryl has impressive musical talents

• D. to suggest that Cheryl is having trouble communicating clearly with coffee producers

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

_________ Cheryl faced some challenges during her visit to Africa, the warmth and friendliness of the people she met made it a wonderful experience.

• A. In conclusion

• B. After

• C. Because

• D. Even though

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2