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ELA Recovery Grade

Last updated over 5 years ago

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Question 1

1.

The author's primary purpose is to

Convince readers not to eat at fast food restaurants

Explain how fast food companies make their food look delicious in commercials

Teach readers how to make delicious looking food at home

Criticize fast food companies for lying about their products in commercials 

Question 2

2.

According to the passage, fast food companies use things link glue and glycerin on hamburgers that appear in advertisements because...

I. no one actually has to eat the food used in the commercial
II. it is important that people who see these advertisements would pay for the food being advertised
III. filming a commercial or a print ad can take a very long time

I only

I and II only

II and III only

I, II, and III

Question 3

3.

As used in paragraph 2, something is edible if it

can safely be eaten

looks very delicious

seems much smaller in real life

tastes good 

Question 4

4.

According to the passage, a food stylist working on a hamburger commercial might use glue to

make sure the meat patty stays attached to the bun

keep the sesame seeds on the bun in perfect order

arrange the lettuce on the tomato

hold the entire hamburger together

Question 5

5.

Based on information in the passage, it is most important for the lettuce and tomato use in a fast food hamburger commercial to

have a great taste

be the perfect shape and size

appear natural 

look fresh

Question 6

6.

Imagine that the author decides to change this passage so that it talks about a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger. Assume that the cheese goes directly on top of the hamburger patty. If the author wants to include a paragraph about how the food stylist designs the cheese and places it on the meat patty, this new paragraph would best fit into the passage

between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3

between paragraph 3 and paragraph 4

between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5

between paragraph 5 and paragraph 6

Question 7

7.

As used in the final paragraph, which is the best synonym for delectable?

Reminder: Synonym means a word that means exactly the same thing

disgusting 

familiar

fake

delicious