Pasta Comes to America

How does the author organize "Pasta Comes to America"?

• by comparing Italian foods to other foods

• by describing the foods Italian Americans enjoyed

• by listing the order of events that led to Italian food's popularity

• by explaining how Italian Americans were able to find the food they wanted

Read the sentence from the article:

Recipes for homemade pasta meals were included in cookbooks and magazines.

Based on the words home and made, what is the meaning of the compound word homemade.

• materials used to build a home, such as wood or brick

• made at home, rather than in a store or factory

• family dinners served at home, rather that in a restaurant

• different types of homes, such as ranches or log cabins

How does the author help the reader understand how Americans came to love pasta?

• by comparing Italian food to American food

• by giving the reasons why Italians eat pasta

• by explaining how eating pasta helped Americans

• by telling what happened once Italians moved to America

How does the author explain the opening of American pasta factories?

• the factories were the cause for war breaking out

• the factories were a contrast to the italian factories

• the factories were the reason Italian restaurants became popular

• the factories were a key step in how Italians found the food they wanted

What sentence from the article BEST supports your answer to how the author explains the opening of American pasta factories?

• They could make the pasta Italians wanted.

• Then it was discovered that pasta was healthy.

• Italian Americans started to open pasta restaurants.

• Then, they bought cheeses and pasta that came from faraway Italy.

What THREE words from the article are compound words?

• Vegetables

• Cookbook

• mealtimes

• meatballs

• gardens