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Practice Reading Exam Questions

Unlock 4, Unit 1, pg. 21
What impact has globalization had on food and eating habits in Italy?

1. In paragraph 1, sentences 1 and 2 are connected because sentence 2 HELPFUL HINTS:

gives evidence that _____.
Sentence 1 makes a
(1)
Globalization has significantly influenced food consumption in most statement.
parts of the world, but one country whose food has a long history of
Sentence 2 provides
being globalized is Italy. (2) If you walk down any main street in any evidence that the
major world city, you will find at least one Italian restaurant. statement is true.
A. globalization has influenced food in many countries
B. Italian food has a long history
C. Italian food has been globalized

2. In paragraph 1, sentences 1 and 2 focus on how globalization has Do the sentences

discuss
_____.
whats happening in
Italy?
(1)
Globalization has significantly influenced food consumption in most eating habits in
parts of the world, but one country whose food has a long history of general?
being globalized is Italy. (2) If you walk down any main street in any Italian food
specifically?
major world city, you will find at least one Italian restaurant.
A. affected how people eat in Italy
B. changed eating habits around the world
C. spread Italian food to the rest of the world

3. In paragraph 1, sentence 4 mentions changes in _____. What are these changes?

Changes in what?
(3)
Furthermore, Italy has seen changes in its own eating habits due to Reread sentence 3 for
influence from other countries. (4) This essay will examine some of these the answer.
changes and the issues they raise.
The answer may contain
A. how people eat in Italy synonyms, not exact
B. eating habits around the world words from sentence 3.
C. how Italian food has spread to the rest of the world

4. In paragraph 1, sentence 2 shows that _____. Why does the author

include this sentence?
(2)
If you walk down any main street in any major world city, you will find What does she/he want
at least one Italian restaurant. to show?
A. Italian food is more popular than any other cuisine
B. Italian food is popular worldwide
C. the author has traveled to many major cities

5. Which of the following can replace Furthermore in paragraph 1? Which option means the
same?
A. Despite this
B. However
C. Moreover
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6. Which of the following can replace due to in paragraph 1? Which option means the
same?
A. because of
B. despite
C. in addition to

7. The topic of Paragraph 2 is _____. Do all the sentences

discuss
A. Italian eating habits in the past
the past?
B. Italian eating habits in the present the present?
C. why Italian eating habits have changed reasons?

8. Which of the following can replace In addition in paragraph 2? Which option means the
same?
A. Also
B. Because of this
C. Nevertheless

9. Which of the following connectors can introduce sentence 2 in How is sentence 2

connected to sentence
paragraph 3? 1? Does sentence 2
give an example of
(1)
Nowadays, however, Italian eating habits appear to have changed. (2) something in
_____, people no longer spend so much time preparing their meals. sentence 1?
Say the opposite of
A. For example
something in
B. However sentence 1?
C. In addition Is it new and
different
information?
10. In paragraph 3, frozen or takeaway Italian meals, dried pasta, and Why does the author
mention those things?
ready-made pasta sauces are given as examples of how Italians
_____ than they did in the past. What is she/he trying
A. make less effort in the kitchen to show?
B. spend less money on food
C. want more variety in their diet

11. Which of the following can replace This trend is in the last sentence What does trend mean?
of paragraph 3? What trend does
sentence 6 describe?
(6)
Another important change in Italian eating habits is the increasing
popularity of foreign cuisine, especially Indian, Chinese and Japanese
foods. (7) This trend is more common in urban areas such as Rome, Milan
and Venice, although many smaller towns are also experiencing similar
changes.
A. Another important change is
B. Italian eating habits are
C. The increasing popularity of foreign cuisine is

12. The topic of paragraph 3 is _____. Do all the sentences

A. how Italians eat now discuss how Italians
eat now?
B. the differences between home cooked and frozen Italian compare/contrast two
meals types of meals?
C. the foreign cuisines that are popular in Italy describe foreign
cuisines?
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13. In paragraph 4, sentences 2 through _____ focus on advantages. Pay attention to the
connectors. They show
A. 3 you where one idea ends
B. 4 and the next idea
C. 5 begins.

14. Which of the following can replace These changes in sentence 1 of Reread paragraph 3.
Then plug in each
paragraph 4? option, and choose the
A. Changes in foreign cuisines one that makes sense.
B. Changes in how Italians cook
What kinds of changes
C. Changes in the way Italians eat
does paragraph 3
discuss?

15. Which of the following connectors can introduce sentence 3 in How is sentence 3
connected to sentence
paragraph 4? 2? Does sentence 3
say the same thing
(2)
On the plus side, globalization has increased the range of food as sentence 2, but
available in Italy. (3) _____, Italians now have much more choice in terms using different
words?
of what they eat.
say the opposite of
A. In other words something in
B. On the other hand sentence 2?
C. Otherwise Otherwise means
If not

16. Which of the following can replace Consequently in the last sentence Which option means the
same?
of paragraph 4?
A. Besides that
B. Nevertheless
C. Therefore

17. In the conclusion, sentence 2 summarizes the information in Conclusions:

paragraph _____. restate thesis
statement
A. 1 summarize the info
B. 2 in each paragraph
C. 3 future statement

18. In the conclusion, which sentence(s) summarize(s) the information in Conclusions:

paragraph 4? restate thesis
statement
A. 3 summarize the info
B. 4 in each paragraph
C. 3 and 4 future statement

19. The purpose of the text is to discuss some _____ globalization. Does the text explain
A. causes of why globalization is
happening? Look for
B. effects of signal phrases like
C. solutions to one reason is.
the results of
globalization? Look
for words like
change, increase,
decrease, become.
how we can solve
problems with
globalization?
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Heres some paraphrasing practice.

20. Rewrite the first part of sentence 1 in paragraph 1, beginning with the words given, so that it means
the same.

Globalization has significantly influenced food consumption in most parts of the world

Food consumption ____________________________________________________________________.

21. Rewrite the second part of sentence 1 in paragraph 1, beginning with the words given, so that it means
the same.

one country whose food has a long history of being globalized is Italy.

Italian food __________________________________________________________________________.

22. Rewrite the sentence 5 in paragraph 2, beginning with the word given, so that it means the same.

peoples opportunity to experiment with foreign food was very limited, since only pizza and pasta were
available in the local town square.

Because ____________________________________________________________________________.

23. Rewrite the the last sentence of paragraph 3, beginning with the words given, so that it means the
same.

This trend is more common in urban areas such as Rome, Milan and Venice, although many smaller
towns are also experiencing similar changes.

Despite the fact that __________________________________________________________________.

24. Rewrite sentence 5 of paragraph 3, using the words given, so that it means the same.

(5)
it can be argued that large restaurant chains are becoming increasingly powerful, resulting in the
destruction of local and national specialities.

The destruction of ____________________ can be caused by _________________________________.

The increasing power of ____________________ can cause ___________________________________.