AP Comp Check (Dish)

Which of the following are synonyms for the word formed as it is used in paragraph 5? Select TWO correct answers.

• Discussed

• Created

• Judged

• Started

• Offered

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

• Texas chili has traditionally been made without beans.

• People in Texas are proud that their chili is enjoyed throughout the world.

• A chili cook-off with prizes for the best chili has taken place every year since 1967.

• There are many chili recipes, but only some of them are healthy.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which of these ideas is supported by the information in paragraphs 2 and 3?

• The Chili Queens were able to make chili con carne the state dish of Texas.

• People visiting San Antonio’s plazas liked chili better than other Texas-style foods.

• The original recipe the Chili Queens used for chili con carne has been lost.

• The plazas of San Antonio introduced many people to the taste of Texas chili.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The author organizes the information in paragraph 4 by —

• describing a problem that chili still faces

• showing how Texas chili changed over time

• contrasting two well-known types of chili

• explaining why people began adding beans to chili

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why does the author most likely include paragraph 5 in the text?

• To support the idea that chili has become more and more popular

• To suggest it is important to recognize the best chili cooks

• To support the idea that people must follow rules when making chili

• To suggest that some chili recipes are better than others

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which retelling of paragraphs 4 through 6 maintains logical order?

• People outside Texas like beans in their chili, but many Texans do not. In 1967, a humorous cook-off between a Texan and a New Yorker failed to settle the matter. Every year since then, a group has held a cook-off with prizes for the best chili. The event has become a large festival.

• Chili has become so popular that it is featured in a large festival lasting several days. It is also sold in grocery stores. In 1967, a man from New York and a man from Texas disagreed over whether beans should be put in chili. They held a cook-off to see whose chili tasted better.

• Hundreds of cooks compete in the World Championship Chili Cook-Off. This event is held by a group called the International Chili Society. The same year the group was formed, two writers held their own chili cook-off. One of them was from New York and the other was from Texas.

• The Chili Queens of San Antonio did not use beans in their chili, but many people do. Because there are many styles of chili, the World Championship Chili Cook-Off has different categories. Cooks can decide which category to compete in. One cook-off featured chili with and without beans.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

The sidebar is included most likely to help the reader —

• learn how to make chili using only healthy ingredients

• understand the three most popular types of chili

• realize that meat chili is healthier than bean chili

• recognize how some chili ingredients are good for the body

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The postcard beside paragraphs 1 and 2 is most likely included to help the reader visualize —

• what chili stands looked like

• where chili is eaten today

• why people enjoyed chili

• who the Chili Queens were

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How does the last paragraph support the author’s purpose of the text? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why does the author use a chronological structure in paragraphs 2 and 3? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5