1st Grade. LITERATURE. Section 1

STUDY FOR THE QIUZ

 Literature Foundations Reading Explorer Unit 3

·         Cool Jobs

·         Training Grizzlies

·         Finding the Correct Definition of a Word in a Dictionary
    Do the 2 blog homework.

Complete notebook.

Do the Reading Plus activity.

READING PLUS 

Dear students,

The usage of the Platform Reading Plus will be ruled by the following guidelines:

• Every week you must work on  6 activities:

    2 See Reading 

      2 Read Around 

2 I balance 

• You have to complete 30 minutes on Monday and 30 minutes on Wednesday 

• The usage of the platform will be considered  in your Literature grades.

• Monday's afternoon, the teachers will check the progress of all the students.
• On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, students who didn't complete the 6 activities will be reported with their parents. 

EXTRA POINT !!!!!!!!!
3 combos in a month will give you 1 extra point in Literature . ( remember a combo is: 2 readings in a row  with 80% or more comprehension) 




1st Grade, section l

Literature Foundations Reading Explorer Unit 3

·         Cool Jobs

·         Training Grizzlies

·         Finding the Correct Definition of a Word in a Dictionary

·         Words in Context

·         Getting the Shot

·         Skim the interview

·         Understanding the Use of Commas

Evaluation  Criteria

1. Classwork 40%

2. Speaking Ability 20%

3. Homework: 20%

4. Quiz: 20%

1st HOMEWORK 
   

Print or rewrite the questions on your notebook and answer them.

                                    Reading Explorer Foundations: Unit 2 Lesson A

  

              Choose the best answer for each question.

The History of Pizza

Today, pizza is one of the world's favorite foods. All over the world, people make different pizzas, with different ingredients. But where does pizza come from? And who made the first one?

The First Pizza

People have been making pizza for a very long time. In the Stone Age, some people mixed flour with water to make dough. Then they cooked it on hot rocks. Over time, people started using the cooked dough as a plate, covering it with various other foods, herbs, and spices. They had made the world's first pizza.

A New Ingredient

Then--in the early 1500s--European explorers brought the first tomatoes back from the Americas. Tomatoes are a basic ingredient in many pizzas today. At first, however, most Europeans thought eating tomatoes would make them sick. So, for about 200 years, few people ate them.

Slowly, people learned that tomatoes were safe to eat, as well as tasty. In the early 19th century, cooks in Naples, Italy, started the tradition of putting tomatoes on baking dough. The flat bread soon became a favorite food for poor people all over Naples. In 1830, a cook in Naples took another big step in the history of pizza--he opened the world's first pizza restaurant.

A World Food

Today, about five billion pizzas are made every year around the world. In the U.S. alone, people eat about 350 slices every second! People may not know it, but every piece is a slice of history.

            1.    This passage ____.

a.	tells people how to make something
b.	talks about different types of pizza
c.	talks about the history of a food
d.	tells a person's story

             2.    Which sentence is true?

a.	Only Americans like pizza.
b.	Pizza is a new kind of food.
c.	Americans brought pizza to Europe.
d.	The first pizza was made a long time ago.

             

            3.    Where did the first tomatoes come from?

a.	America
b.	Europe
c.	Africa
d.	Italy

                                           

            4.    What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

a.	how Europeans took tomatoes to Europe by boat
b.	what Europeans first thought about tomatoes
c.	how to make your own pizza sauce
d.	why people get sick from tomatoes

             

            5.    What does a slice of history mean in the last sentence of the passage?

a.	an important part of history
b.	small pieces of something
c.	very tasty
d.	very old

  2nd HOMEWORK


You can print or write the questions on your notebook. Read and answer the questions

Pizza, American-style

Italy may have developed the first modern pizza about 200 years ago. Today, the United States produces more varieties of pizza than Italy does. The standard pizza is the traditional Italian-style, which has a thin crust covered with tomatoes and cheese. But many cities also have their own special pizzas.

New York-style pizza has a much wider and thinner crust compared to Italian pizza. Its ingredients are usually limited to tomato and cheese. Any extra toppings are baked into the cheese. It is a common "street snack" and is usually folded to make it easier to eat while standing. Then there is Chicago's "deep dish" pizza, which is famous for being thick and heavy. Some may be as much as three centimeters deep. The ingredients usually include large amounts of meat, cheese, and vegetables. With this kind of pizza, one slice is a whole meal!

And finally, there is California-style pizza. It is a very light pizza with a thin crust covered with mostly fresh ingredients and good cheeses. The true California pizza is cooked using a wood fire. It often has non-traditional toppings like scrambled eggs, baby vegetables, and even flowers! Some recent combinations include pear and gorgonzola (a kind of cheese), and chicken with white garlic sauce.

           1.   What is the main purpose of the passage?

a.	It describes the history of pizza in the U.S.
b.	It explains why so many Americans love pizza.
c.	It compares Italian pizza with American pizza.
d.	It describes the various types of pizza available in the U.S. 2. What is true about a "street snack"? a. It has many ingredients. b. It is thick and heavy. c. It is easy to carry. d. It takes a long time to cook.                            3.   Which pizza might have beans and peanut sauce as toppings? a. Italian pizza b. New York pizza c. Chicago pizza d. California pizza                                       4.   In paragraph 3, what does It refer to? a. the wood fire b. the thin crust c. California pizza d. fine cheese                      5.   If you were very hungry, which pizza would make you the most full? a. Chicago pizza b. New York pizza c. Italian pizza d. California pizza