MasteryConnect: "Ruth Wakefield" and "A Revolutionary Invention"

The author’s purpose for writing this article is

• to provide a biography of Ruth Wakefield.

• to highlight the history of the Toll House.

• to describe how chocolate chips are used.

• to explain the origin of chocolate chip cookies.

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What is the main idea of “Ruth Wakefield—Chocolate Chip Cookies”?

• Ruth Wakefield’s invention using chocolate became wildly popular.

• Nestlé began producing chocolate chips because of Ruth Wakefield.

• Ruth Wakefield’s chocolate melting mistake became a large industry.

• The sale of chocolate increased suddenly because of Ruth Wakefield.

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Read this sentence from the story. There are countless chocolate chip cookie variations floating around, and new ones pop up regularly. When the author says recipes are floating around, she means that

• the recipes are light.

• many recipes are available.

• cookies can be bought from Toll House.

• chocolate chip cookies do not weigh much.

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What is the main reason Ruth Wakefield created chocolate chip cookies?

• She needed to save time.

• She liked to experiment when she cooked.

• She wanted to improve an old cookie recipe.

• She wanted to impress the customers with her baking ability.

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Ruth Wakefield and her husband opened a restaurant because they

• liked providing service.

• knew the highway was busy with travelers.

• wanted to create famous cookies.

• wanted to provide a place for travelers to feed their horses.

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Which two words from the article are most nearly opposite?

• busy, rest

• tired, hungry

• require, gesture

• create, investigate

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Which statement from the article suggests that Ruth Wakefield was industrious?

• Then, Ruth tasted them, and so did her customers.

• As co-owner, manager, hostess, and cook, Ruth kept very busy.

• They created the chocolate morsel, or chip, specifically for use in Ruth Wakefield’s cookies.

• A just-toss-it-in-and-it-will-all-work-out sort of gesture that led to Ruth Wakefield’s creation of the crunchy, chewy, oh-so delicious chocolate chip cookie.

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Which statement from the article best supports the idea that Ruth and her husband began with simple plans for their restaurant?

• The result was undeniably delicious.

• Ruth’s restaurant was relatively new.

• Early on, it was small, with space to seat thirty.

• Then, Ruth tasted them, and so did her customers.

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Which statement from the article best supports the idea that the Nestlé company appreciated Ruth’s work?

• They quickly located the source: Ruth Wakefield.

• In exchange, Ruth reportedly was given a life-time’s worth of free chocolate.

• Today’s multimillion dollar chocolate chip industry is a direct result of Ruth’s chocolate melting mistake.

• At the Nestlé candy company, curious sales managers set out to investigate their sudden jump in sales of chocolate bars in the eastern region.

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Which change to the text box would make the information easier for the reader to understand?

• make each line a bulleted point in a list

• place bold numbers in front of each line

• include photographs showing each of the items listed

• list the items needed apart from the steps to make the cookies

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