Oh My! Umami! 6th Grade ACAP Listening Test

Read the sentences from the presentation.

A conference was held, and each side explained its theories. Umami was put to the test. It was determined that the new taste could not be created by any combination of the existing four tastes.

What does the phrase" put to the test" emphasize in the presentation?

• the knowledge required for conference participants to evaluate umami

• the length of time that passed before a decision about umani was made.

• the uncertainty regarding umami as a new way to describe food

• the type of guidelines that were followed when analyzing umami

How is the speaker's choice of organization in the presentation effective?

• The use of compare and contrast allows the listener to understand how the flavor of umami is similar to and different from tastes of familiar foods.

• The use of description allows the listener to understand how scientists originally denied the flavor of umami was a flavor in certain food.

• The use of order of importance allows the listener to understand how researchers discovered the flavor of umami.

• The use of cause and effect allows the listener to understand how foods can be altered to acquire the taste of umami

How is the speaker's perspective when describing umami effective in helping develop supporting ideas? Choose two answers

• The speaker's perspective that umami is "fun to say" helps develop the idea that certain flavors are easy to understand.

• The speaker's perspective that the record of foods with umami flavors " continues to expand" helps develop the idea that the system for classifying tastes continues to evolve.

• The speaker's perspective that umami has been described as a "meaty flavor" helps develop the idea that umami can be found mainly in one type of food that people eat.

• The speaker's perspective that certain foods are "savory or salty or spicy" helps develop the idea that umami has rather sweet flavor.

• The speaker's perspective that umami isn't "one flavor to everyone" helps develop the idea that the taste of food can be very subjective..