Q2 Comprehension Test Review

Most American families can afford to buy cotton candy these days, but it wasn’t always that way. Cotton candy was first made in Europe during the 17^th century, but making it back then took a lot of work and most people couldn’t afford it. In 1897 William Morrison and John Wharton invented machine-spun cotton candy. This made cotton candy much cheaper to produce. People fell in love with the treat when Morrison and Wharton introduced it at the 1904 World's Fair. Morrison and Wharton called the treat “fairy floss,” it was Joseph Lascaux who actually called the treat “cotton candy” in 1921. The next big breakthrough came in the 1970s, when a machine was invented that created the cotton candy and packaged it automatically. This made producing and distributing cotton candy cheaper and easier than ever. Now cotton candy can be found in carnivals, fairs, and circuses around the world. Aside from the delicious taste, the best part about today’s cotton candy is its affordability.

Which text structure is represented here?

• Sequence/Process

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Generalization

If cotton candy had a list of ingredients on the side of the bag, it would be a very short list: sugar and food coloring would be the only two things on it. So, how does sugar become the fluffy treat that we know as cotton candy? In today’s cotton candy machines, the process starts with a small amount of colored sugar spinning in the head of the machine. The sugar is heated until it melts, and then it is squeezed out through tiny holes in the spinning head. The melted sugar becomes solid in the air and is caught in a larger bowl that surrounds the spinning head. The product builds up in the bowl as the machine operates, and the person running the machine should occasionally twirl a stick or cone around the bowl to gather the sugared strands. You may not have a cotton candy machine lying around your house, but you probably have all of the ingredients that you need to make it. So close, yet so far away…

• Generalization

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Process

Cotton candy sure is a delicious treat, but it isn’t exactly the tidiest. Eating it may make a sticky mess, particularly in humid locations during the summer. The sugar may melt all over your face and hands, leaving behind colorful, sticky goo. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t enjoy cotton candy. You just have to make sure that you are properly prepared to deal with the mess. Since cotton candy is made from sugar, it is water soluble, meaning that water will dissolve the cotton candy. If you have a wet towel, you can clean the mess right off of your face, hands, and wherever else you may find it. This will make cleaning up the cotton candy mess a breeze. So don’t let your desire to be clean prevent you from enjoying this tasty confection, just be prepared to clean it up before you grab a sticky clump.

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

Going to the candy shop is a lot of fun, but I always have a hard time deciding what to get. There are lots of different options and they are all so delicious, but for me it always comes down to two choices: cotton candy or rock candy. Both of these treats are made out of sugar and get their coloring from food dyes, but they are prepared differently. Cotton candy can be quickly spun from a machine. A batch of cotton candy may only take five or ten minutes to make, but it does require a specialized machine. On the other hand, rock candy forms slowly. It takes six or seven days to make a batch of rock candy, but you can do it at home without any expensive machinery. Both of these treats can be served on sticks, but you can't eat either of them around me without sharing.

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence/Process

Do you want to taste a little bit of heaven while here on earth? What am I talking about? I am talking about cotton candy of course! Cotton candy is amazing and can be considered to be one of the best treats in the world!

• Compare and Contrast

• Generalization

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

When cotton candy is sold at markets or events, it is usually pink or blue, but the natural color of cotton candy is as white the sugar that is used to make it. The reason why cotton candy appears blue or pink is because of food coloring. Gelled food coloring is added to the white sugar before it is spun, which causes the sugar molecules to combine with the pigments in the food coloring. These food dyes do not affect the taste of the cotton candy in any noticeable way, but they do transform the treat into the brightly colored confection that consumers expect. This is why you will rarely find white cotton candy. What do you think? Would you buy a bag of white cotton candy, or do you think that it would be too weird?

• Generalization

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

The topic of all of these short texts is.....

• Treats

• Candy

• Cotton Candy

• Carnival Treats

Because, Since, Therefore, and As a Result are all signal words for which text structure?

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

First, Second, Then, & Finally are all signal words for which two text structure?

• Sequence/Process

• Problem and Solution

• Comparison and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Which text structure uses stereotypes and words like all, best, most, & least?

• Generalization

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Soluttion