Directions: Read the passage "Staying Fresh" then answer questions 1-7. There are 6 multiple choice questions and 1 short response.
Question 1
1.
How does the author organize paragraph 2?
Question 2
2.
Read the following sentences from the article: "Today, modern machines are used to dehydrate meat. Without water, the tiny organisms that cause food to spoil cannot survive." What is the cause for the tiny organisms not being able to survive?
Question 3
3.
How does the author explain why canning is a good storage solution?
Question 4
4.
Read the last paragraph of the passage. What causes crops to die out?
Question 5
5.
Why does the author share problems and solutions to organize the article?
Question 6
6.
Keeping food fresh is important because
Question 7
7.
Based on the article, what problem did the refrigerator solve and how did it solve it? Provide two details from the text to support your answer.
