Omnivore's Dilemma Practice Test

Which of the following sentences does not capture the author's main claim in the article, Is Eating Healthy Really More Expensive?

• I watch people walk up and down an aisle just grabbing items from the shelf, and I think . . . those bad eating patterns are also expensive, just in different ways.
• Eating and drinking food that is loaded with sugar and artificial sweeteners will cause you to eat more.
• When you eat food that is nourishing (healthy), you eat less because you are giving your body the nutrients it requires and you are satisfied with smaller portions.
• Eating these food items adds excess weight.

Which of the following sentences captures the author's OVERALL main claim in the article, Is Eating Healthy Really More Expensive? (Watch out for supporting points!)

• I watch people walk up and down an aisle just grabbing items from the shelf, and I think . . . those bad eating patterns are also expensive, just in different ways.
• Eating and drinking food that is loaded with sugar and artificial sweeteners will cause you to eat more.
• When you eat food that is nourishing (healthy), you eat less because you are giving your body the nutrients it requires and you are satisfied with smaller portions.
• Eating these food items adds excess weight.

Which of the following is NOT a supporting point given in the article?

• Food with sugar and other artificial sweeteners actually costs more money at the grocery store than fresh foods.
• People who eat processed or sugary foods are at risk of weight gain.
• Although the food may be cheaper, eating processed foods causes health problems, which can result in medical costs.

What was the purpose of the information provided in No Free Lunch?

• to convince people to spend more money on healthcare that is better quality
• to convince people to spend less money on food by moving to a new country
• to convince people to spend more money on food that is better quality
• to convince people to spend less money on food by seeing their doctor more often

What is the most likely reason this presentation was created?

• This is a commercial video that is trying to sell a food product.
• This is a commercial video trying to get people to use a certain healthcare plan.
• This is a video that is trying to inform people about the connection between cost and quality food.
• This is a video intended to make people vote differently in the next election to secure quality food

Which of the following is an advantage of presenting this topic through a video?

• It’s convincing because watching someone speak in a personal style makes us trust the information.
• We can go back and review the statistics about food spending easily if we miss something.
• Watching a video is active, and someone watching has many ways to engage with the material presented.
• It is easy to annotate or use other active reading strategies while interacting with a video or interview.

What is one way the information in the video conflicts with (disagrees with) the information presented in the article “Is Eating Healthy Really More Expensive?”?

• The video says it’s possible to get healthy food inexpensively, but the article says we need to spend more money to get better quality food.
• The article says it’s possible to get healthy food inexpensively, but the video says we need to spend more money to get better quality food.
• The article says health food tastes just as good, but the video says junk food is tastier.
• The video says we should spend less on food, but the article says we should spend more on food to be healthy.

Both the video and the article address the cost of eating healthy food. How do they differ in how they respond to this concern?

• The video suggests that people may worry about the cost of healthy food because the cost of healthcare has gone up so much. But the article suggests that healthy food can lead to better health when compared with unhealthy food.
• The video suggests that people believe that healthy food costs more than healthcare. But the article suggests that Americans spend less on healthy food than they do on healthcare.
• The video suggests that some people do not eat healthily because they make excuses for themselves. But the article suggests it is because some people don’t have access to healthy food.
• The video suggests that people want to pay more for healthy food but do not have access to it. But the article suggests that people are unwilling to pay more for healthier food.

A claim can be defined as:

• A. The main argument

• B. The thesis statement

• C. The topic

• D. All of the above

• E. A and B

Counter-viewpoint is a term used to describe

• The other side of an argument

• The way an author defends her perspective

• The author's tone

• The evidence used to support an argument