Question

directions: for the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.

1. what is the main idea of \a sweet invention\?

a. chocolate chip cookies started out as a healthy snack
b. there are many different kinds of cookies that people like
c. ruth wakefield was a cook who invented the first chocolate chip cookie.
d. the chocolate crunch cookie was the first cookie served by the toll house restaurant.

1. how does the author organize the information in the text?

a. by asking questions about chocolate chip cookies and answering them
b. by explaining the steps a baker needs to follow to bake chocolate chip cookies
c. by listing how chocolate chip cookies are different from other kinds of cookies
d. by telling the story of how chocolate chip cookies were created and what happened next

1. which detail shows that ruth had the skills to invent the chocolate chip cookie?

a. \actors, singers, and other celebrities of the time all ate there.\ (paragraph 2)
b. \she thought back to a college class on cooking where she learned how foods work together.\ (paragraph 5)
c. \people wrote to ruth and asked her for the recipe.\ (paragraph 7)
d.
uths cookies grew even more famous after she was invited on a radio show to talk about them.\ (paragraph 8)

1. in paragraph 11, \product\ most closely means —

a. the final result
b. a special type of bag
c. something made to sell
d. the answer to a math problem

Explanation:

1. The main - idea question focuses on the central theme of the text about the invention of chocolate - chip cookies. Ruth Wakefield inventing the first chocolate - chip cookie is the key point.
2. To determine the text organization, we need to analyze how the information is presented. Telling the story of creation and subsequent events is a common narrative structure.
3. The detail about Ruth's cooking class shows her relevant skills for the invention.
4. In the context of the text related to a food item, "product" most likely means something made to sell.

Answer:

1. C. Ruth Wakefield was a cook who invented the first chocolate chip cookie.
2. D. by telling the story of how chocolate chip cookies were created and what happened next
3. B. "She thought back to a college class on cooking where she learned how foods work together." (Paragraph 5)
4. C. something made to sell