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A New Neighborhood Farmers Market

Question 1 of 5

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What kinds of food can people buy at the farmers market in the Mott Haven neighborhood

Select one of the following:

  • fried chicken and sandwiches

  • hot dogs and hamburgers

  • chicken and fish

  • fruits and vegetables

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

1

What does this passage describe?

Select one of the following:

  • This passage describes a grocery store where people can buy cheap organic food

  • This passage describes a market where people can buy fresh, healthy food.

  • This passage describes a poor neighborhood in the South Bronx where it is dangerous to shop.

  • This passage describes a man who uses food stamps from the government to buy apples.

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

1

Government assistance encourages some people to shop at the farmers market in Mott Haven.

What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

Select one of the following:

  • Jennifer Gillette shops at the farmers market because the lettuce there is fresher than the lettuce at her grocery store.

  • Greysie Johnson uses checks from the government to buy fruit and vegetables at the farmers market.

  • Delphia Omborura buys bushels of large red beets at the farmers market to juice in a blender at home.

  • Mamie Jackson likes the fresh look of produce at the market and washes dirt off the cucumbers she buys there.

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Question 4 of 5

1

Based on information in the passage, what is a reason that some people shop at the farmers market in Mott Haven?

Select one of the following:

  • The fruits and vegetables at the farmers market are fresher than the fruits and vegetables at grocery stores.

  • There are not enough grocery stores in the Mott Haven neighborhood to supply the people there with all the food they need.

  • People in Mott Haven are tired of food from sandwich shops and fried chicken joints, so they are going to the farmers market instead.

  • The produce from grocery stores in the Mott Haven neighborhood is making people sick, so they are looking for new places to shop

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

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What is this passage mainly about?

Select one of the following:

  • food stamps and other government food assistance

  • a vegetarian named Jennifer Gillette who likes fresh lettuce

  • a farmers market in a neighborhood of New York City

  • the health risks of eating fruit and vegetables from grocery stores

Explanation