S2.7 ELA

Read the passage about nutrition and pellagra. What was the main cause of pellagra in the early 1900s in the South?

• Lack of exercise

• Lack of the vitamin niacin in the diet

• Too much sugar in the diet

• Infectious disease

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

People with pellagra exhibited which of the following symptoms?

• Fever and chills

• Diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia

• Cough and sore throat

• Joint pain and swelling

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who determined that pellagra was caused by a poor diet and not an infectious disease?

• Dr. Joseph Goldberger

• Dr. Jonas Salk

• Dr. Alexander Fleming

• Dr. Edward Jenner

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the purpose of Nutrition Facts Labels on food products?

• To show what amount of daily nutrients can be found in each serving of the food and help consumers plan meals that support optimal health.

• To advertise the brand of the food product.

• To provide recipes for using the food product.

• To list the price of the food product.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Why is it important to eat a balanced diet?

• It is important to eat a balanced diet to ensure the body gets essential nutrients, prevent diseases like pellagra, and keep the body running at its best.

• It is important to eat a balanced diet to increase sugar intake and promote weight gain.

• It is important to eat a balanced diet to avoid drinking water and reduce energy levels.

• It is important to eat a balanced diet to skip meals and decrease nutrient absorption.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is implied about the benefits of a nutritional diet in the passage?

• Nutritional eating habits can improve a person’s skin and eyes.

• Nutritional eating habits can improve a person’s sleep patterns.

• Nutritional eating habits can improve a person’s grades at school.

• Nutritional eating habits can improve the body’s ability to fight sickness.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which media form would work BEST in presenting the information from “What Fuels Your Cells” to an audience?

• a play

• a panel discussion

• a documentary film

• an animated cartoon

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which sentence from the text BEST reveals the author's position?

• needs fuel to keep it running at its maximum performance level.

• Malnutrition, or the lack of adequate nutrition, can occur when an individual does not eat a balanced diet.

• After a thorough examination and studies of individuals in orphanages, prisons, and mill towns, it was determined that without niacin, the body cannot convert essential nutrients into usable sources of fuel.

• In the last decade, people have become more aware of the value of a balanced diet.

What machine is being referred to in the metaphor? Make your machine lean and mean!

• the human body

• the food network

• the digestive system

• the medical profession

In the South during the early 1900s, people began to exhibit symptoms of pellagra, or a condition caused by a lack of the vital B vitamin niacin. What inference can be drawn about people who lived in the South during the 1900s?

• People in the South could not obtain vitamin B.

• Many doctors believed Southerners were infected by disease.

• People in the South did not know how to follow a balanced diet.

• Southerners often struggled to afford a variety of foods, resulting in malnutrition.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1