Throughout History, Pepper Has Had Many Other Uses Besides As A Way To Season Food

Throughout history, pepper has had many other uses besides as a way to season food. Pepper was also one of the first ways of preserving meat. During the Crusades, pepper was used to preserve sausages. Pepper is still used to preserve meat today. Pepper has also been used as a medicine. In medieval times, peppercorns were prescribed to cure aches and pains. Native Americans today use pepper to cure toothaches. Today, pepper is also used to control insects. For example, the French and Dutch use pepper to kill moths and repel other insects.

1. What is the topic of this piece? A. food B. pepper C. history D. preservation

2. What is the main idea of this piece? A. Pepper has many other uses besides as a way to season food. B. Pepper is used to preserve food C. Many people including Native Americans, the French, and the Dutch use pepper D. Foods are not only for eating

3. What is the purpose of this piece? A. to persuade people to use more pepper B. To inform people about the different uses of pepper C. to contrast salt and pepper D. to instruct people how to use pepper as something besides a spice

4. Who is the intended audience of this piece? A. chefs B. elementary school children C. people interested in history D. people who hate insects

5. Which of the following is an example of a major support? A. Pepper has been used as a medicine. B. During the Crusades, pepper was used to preserve sausages. C. Dutch use pepper to kill moths. D. Pepper has many other uses besides as a way to season food.

6. What type of minor support is “Native Americans today use pepper to cure toothaches”? A. a reason B. a statistic C. an expert opinion D. an example

***Outline with at least 3 major supports and 2 minor supports for each major support

It won’t do to say that the reader is too dumb or too lazy to keep pace with the train of thought. If the reader is lost, it’s usually because the writer hasn’t been careful enough. The carelessness can take any number of forms. Perhaps a sentence is so excessively cluttered that the reader can’t hack their way through the verbiage because they simply don’t know the words. Perhaps, a sentence has been so shoddily constructed that the reader could read it in several different ways. The writer may have switched pronouns in mid-sentence or switched tenses. The writer may also digress from the topic and is no longer talking about the original idea. The writer may begin talking about their vacation to the beach and end of talking about a rocket going to the moon. Another reason readers might be confused is if the writer did not make a logical transition from Sentence A to Sentence B-the writer, in whose head the connection is clear, has not bothered to provide the missing link to make it clear to his readers. Finally, some writers use incorrect words to mean one thing when they really mean another.

7. What does the word digress mean (use context clues)? A. leave the original idea or path B. use incorrect grammar C. makes things more confusing D. speak using correct articulation

8. What is the main idea of this piece? A. It won’t do to say that the reader is too dumb or too lazy to keep pace with the train of thought. B. It’s usually the writer’s fault when readers don’t understand what they are reading. C. Writers shouldn’t write shoddy sentences. D. To be clearer, writers should be careful when they write so their readers can understand them.

9. What is the purpose of this piece? A. to persuade writers to write better B. to instruct people how to get through difficult reading material C. to entertain D. to explain why people have a difficult time understanding what they read 10. Who is the intended audience of this piece? A. writers B. readers C. parents D. elementary children

11. Which of the following is an example of a major support? A. The writer may have switched pronouns in mid-sentence or switched tenses. B. The writer may also digress from the topic and is no longer talking about the original idea. C. The writer may begin talking about their vacation to the beach and end of talking about a rocket going to the moon. D. If the reader is lost, it’s usually because the writer hasn’t been careful enough.

12. What type of minor support is “Native Americans today use pepper to cure toothaches”? A. a reason B. a statistic C. an expert opinion D. an example

13. What does the word shoddily mean? A. too descriptive B. well made C. poorly made D. not descriptive enough

***Outline with at least 5 major supports and 2 minor supports

14. What type of graphic aid is this? A. Bar graph B. Pie chart C. line graph D. table

15. What is the topic of this graphic aid? A. McDonald’s profit B. change in same-store sales C. prices of fast food D. the number of consumers in each region

16. According to the graph, which region has seen the most growth? A. United States B. Europe C. Asia, Pacific, Middle, Africa D. Latin America

ANSWERS AVAILABLE ON MY WEBSITE!!!! Answers: 1. B. pepper 2.A. Pepper has many other uses besides as a way to season food. 3. B. To inform people about the different uses of pepper 4. C. people interested in history 5. A. Pepper has been used as a medicine. 6. D. an example

I. Pepper has had many uses besides as food. A. Used to preserve meat 1. During Crusades, preserve sausages. 2. Today, preserve meat B. Used as a medicine 1. In medieval times, cure aches and pains. 2. Today, cure toothaches. C. Used to control insects. 1. Kill moths 2. Repel insects

7. A. leave the original idea or path 8. B. It’s usually the writer’s fault when readers don’t understand what they are reading. 9. D. to explain why people have a difficult time understanding what they read 10. B. readers 11. B. The writer may also digress from the topic and is no longer talking about the original idea. 12. D. an example 13. C. poorly made

I. If the reader is lost, it’s because the writer is careless A. sentence is to cluttered with difficult words B. sentence is poorly constructed 1. misinterpret the meaning 2. switch pronouns or tense C. digress from topic D. no logical transition between sentences E. use words incorrectly

14. C. line graph 15. B. Change in same-store sales 16. D. Latin America