Unit 1 Assessment Review: Benchmark Advance

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?” 

Read the sentences from passage 1. “Bad weather, crop diseases and wars have all caused famines. Modern farming methods help prevent food shortage” Which phrase best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word famine?

• Crop disease

• food shortage

• Conflicts with other nations

• Modern farming

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?” 

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B. Part A: What is the claim made by the author of passage 1?

• People across the world are not concerned about a shortage of food.

• Traditional farming methods will be able to support the nation's growing population.

• Baked codfish is more nutritious than insects such as caterpillars.

• Insects can be an important food source in the future.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?” 

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part B: Which sentence from the passage supports the claim in Part A?

• “Crickets generate more than ten times as much edible food per kilogram of feed as cattle do.” (paragraph 4)

• “Many people all over the world still go hungry.” (paragraph 1)

• “Throughout history, people around the world have suffered from a lack of food.” (paragraph 1)

• “Some Brazilians cook flying ants for a special treat.” (paragraph 2)

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?” 

Which of the author’s claims is best supported by the information in the graph?

• Few people in the United States eat insects in any form. (paragraph 2)

• Bad weather, crop diseases, and wars have all caused famines. (paragraph 1)

• The United Nations reports that nearly two billion people in the world eat insects. (paragraph 2)

• They also have about the same number of calories as baked codfish. (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?” 

What new information does the graph add to passage 1?

• 0.4 kilograms of insects were turned into edible food in 1995.

• There were lower amounts of edible feed after 2015.

• Turning feed into edible food has decreased the food shortages in the United States.

• Crickets as food have enhanced the efficiency of turning feed into edible food.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?” 

How does the structure of paragraph 3 contribute to the overall meaning of Passage 1?

• It compares and contrasts different ways to use insects as food.

• It summarizes the nutritional value of caterpillars as a food source.

• It identifies the causes of support for using bugs as crucial food sources in the future.

• It describes a solution to the problem of using insects as food.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Base your answers on the passage “Bugs: Food of the Future?”

What word or phrase best reveals the author’s perspective on bugs as a source of food?

• “Cold-blooded insects” (paragraph 2)

• “suffered” (paragraph 1)

• “same amount” (paragraph 3)

• “Scientists are most excited” (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Base your answers on the passage “Eating Bugs and Seaweed: Americans Need to Open Their Minds.”

What does the word maintain mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• repair

• change

• continue

• increase

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Base your answers on the passage “Eating Bugs and Seaweed: Americans Need to Open Their Minds.”

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A: How is the author’s claim developed in Passage 2?

• The author provides examples of foods that are available for eating in other countries outside of the United States.

• The author explains how Americans need to expand what they consider acceptable food sources.

• The author proves that seaweed is a better source of nutrients than fruits or vegetables.

• The author shows how even dangerous and potentially poisonous foods can be prepared safely.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Base your answers on the passage “Eating Bugs and Seaweed: Americans Need to Open Their Minds.”

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part B: Which sentence(s) from passage 2 provides evidence for the answer in Part A?

• “Foods that are popular in one country seem unfamiliar in another.” (paragraph 5)

• “There are many types of seaweed. The kinds available for eating are just as safe as other green vegetables.” (paragraph 3)

• “Americans need to get past their fear of eating unfamiliar things. For many reasons, insects and seaweed may be the foods of the future.” (paragraph 6)

• “For example, until the late 1800s, Europeans thought tomatoes were dangerous.” (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9