501 Critical Reading Questions

(Sean Pound) #1

  1. According to the passage, the larger meals now being offered in
    restaurants
    a. cost less than smaller meals.
    b.add an extra side dish not offered with smaller meals.
    c. include a larger drink.
    d.save consumers money.
    e.contain too many calories, fat, and sodium.

  2. In lines 15–16, the word gravitymost nearly means
    a. the force of attraction toward earth.
    b.a cemetery plot.
    c. seriousness.
    d.jealousy.
    e.presumption of wrongdoing.

  3. According to the passage, why is the restaurant industry against the
    new Congressional bill?
    a. They don’t want any healthy items on their menus.
    b.Because lack of adequate exercise is also responsible for the
    obesity epidemic.
    c. They don’t want to be sued if they incorrectly calculate the
    calories in their menu items.
    d.They feel their industry is already over-regulated.
    e.Because people would stop coming to their establishments if
    they knew what was in the food.

  4. Why is the chicken breast sandwich mentioned in paragraph 4?
    a. It is an example of a menu item that contains more fat than one
    would assume.
    b.It is the only healthy choice on some restaurants’ menus.
    c. It has twice as much salt as the recommended daily allowance.
    d.It has as many calories as three McDonald’s hamburgers.
    e.It is a typical selection in a Value Meal.

  5. The passage explains that those in favor of the MEAL Act want
    nutritional information placed
    a. anywhere the consumer can make a menu selection.
    b.in print advertisements.
    c. on websites.
    d.on toll-free hotlines.
    e.on posters with print large enough to read from any position in
    the restaurant.

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