Directions: Read the passage "Staying Fresh" then answer questions 1-7. There are 6 multiple choice questions and 1 short response.
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
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Question 7
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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.
How does the author organize paragraph 2?
By explaining what caused people to hunt for animals
By explaining solutions to food storage problems
By sequencing the tests for preserving meat
By contrasting drying meat to dehydrating meat
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?
Dehydrated meat
Modern machines
Water
Food
How does the author explain why canning is a good storage solution?
By sequencing the canning steps
By explaining the effects of canning on food
By constrasting canned food with food that is not canned
By explaining the problem with keeping fruits and vegtables fresh
Read the last paragraph of the passage. What causes crops to die out?
Floods
Droughts
Natural disasters
All of the above
Why does the author share problems and solutions to organize the article?
To explain the cause of food-storage problems
To explain the best method of storing each type of food
To explain solutions to the problems of keeping food fresh
To explain how food storage problems were solved step-by-step
