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Generation Date: 08/14/2015
Generated By: Kate Nelson
Title: Text Evidence- 7th
Some people believe that any food labeled "diet," "low fat," "heart healthy," or "low
carb" is good for everyone. In reality, good nutrition is not always a one-size-fits-all deal.
In fact, some people who read food labels might actually be putting harmful things into
their bodies.
For example, certain foods that are low in calories can be high in other things, such
as sodium. Frozen dinners can be quite high in sodium, although some of those dinners
are low fat. Someone looking for a low-calorie meal might do well to eat a frozen meal
every now and then; many are portion-controlled and loaded with vegetables. However,
someone who is under doctor's orders to control their sodium intake might want to make
another choice. Just because a meal contains a lot of vegetables does not mean it is an
equally good choice for everyone.
In addition, some foods that are low in carbohydrates can be high in sugar. People
often look at the number of carbs on a food's label because they know carbs contribute
to fat. However, a product low in carbs but high in sugar can be equally damaging.
Sugar does not break down quickly in the body. Products high in sugar can keep you
coming back for more while simultaneously building fat. Therefore, someone looking to
maintain a healthy weight must look at a product's carb and sugar content. Also, too
much sugar contributes to diabetes, so people in danger of developing diabetes need to
keep an eye on more than a label's carb count.
In general, it is a good idea to try to weigh all items that are listed on a product's
label. Trying to take into account all aspects of the food you eat is critical to your overall
health and well-being. Being alert to a food's total nutritional value can help maintain
good health for years to come.
1. Which sentence from the passage shows that people need to be more observant when it comes
to reading food labels?
A.
In fact, some people who read food labels might actually be putting harmful things into
their bodies.
B.
Just because a meal contains a lot of vegetables does not mean it is an equally good
choice for everyone.
C.
Trying to take into account all aspects of the food you eat is critical to your overall health
and well-being.
D.
People often look at the number of carbs on a food's label because they know carbs
contribute to fat.
2. Which of the following is likely true based on this passage?
A. Foods that are healthy for some people can actually be unhealthy for other people.
B. Most people eat too much sugar and are at a serious risk of becoming diabetic.
C. No one is recommended to eat frozen dinners because they contain too much sodium.
D. Cutting back on carbohydrates is the best thing people can do to maintain good health.
When I was a kid, I lived in a little town called Elm Ridge. Everyone knew their best
friend since pre-K, which was pretty much our whole lives. In third grade, my best friend
Becky and I spent all of our free time making friendship bracelets for one another, just
like all the other girls in our school. We could spend hours lying together on our beds,
weaving the colors as intricately as our tiny fingers could manage. Every color meant
something: Red meant you were smart, white meant you were nice, blue meant you
were brave, etc. I had an entire collection of bracelets. Honestly, it seemed like some of
the girls in my class had hundreds or even thousands of bracelets. I kept mine in a
special box and refused to leave the house without wearing at least three or four.
But the summer after third grade, my family moved away. We moved to a bigger
town, where kids did not know all of their friends since pre-K. They also did not know
anything about friendship bracelets. On my first day of fourth grade, when I proudly
displayed to the girls in my class a red-white-and-blue bracelet Becky had made me,
they looked at me like I had two heads. These girls were into these crazy neon barrettes
you bought at the mall, not bracelets you made yourself. I put my friendship bracelets in
a box in one of my drawers and never dared showed them to anyone ever again.
Even though I would never see Becky after I moved, I would look at my bracelets all
the time, wishing my bed were back in my old room in Elm Ridge and that Becky were
laying beside me, our tiny fingers weaving threads together for hours and hours.
3. Based on what the narrator says in paragraph one, why does Becky give the narrator a redwhite-and-blue friendship bracelet?
A. She knows the narrator is sad to be moving away.
B. She is scared the narrator will forget about her.
C. She thinks the narrator is smart, nice, and brave.
D. She and the narrator have been friends since pre-K.
4. Which sentence from the story shows that the bracelets are important to the narrator?
A.
I put my friendship bracelets in a box in one of my drawers and never dared showed them
to anyone ever again.
B.
Honestly, it seemed like some of the girls in my class had hundreds or even thousands of
bracelets.
C.
These girls were into these crazy neon barrettes you bought at the mall, not bracelets you
made yourself.
D.
I kept mine in a special box and refused to leave the house without wearing at least three
or four.
5. At the end of the story, the reader can tell that the narrator
A. no longer enjoys making bracelets.
B. forgets about living in Elm Ridge.
C. misses being friends with Becky.
D. thinks the bracelets are childish.
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. C