The Saint Louis-original dessert Gooey Butter cake has a curious origin story. It's made with—you guessed it—butter! The unique cake uses more butter than most cake recipes, which creates a gooey, dense cake with a consistency that is more like a brownie. They are sold as entire cakes or as individual squares in many bakeries throughout Saint Louis. Next time you visit Missouri City, make sure you try its original sweet treat!
The cake had a consistency like a brownie.
The cake had a consistency like a brownie.
The cake was created by accident, when a local baker mixed up the amount of butter to use in a coffee cake recipe. - not selected, this is the correct answer
The cake was created by accident, when a local baker mixed up the amount of butter to use in a coffee cake recipe. - not selected, this is the correct answer
The cake was a huge success, becoming something the city is known for.
The cake was a huge success, becoming something the city is known for.
The recipe is actually for a sweet bread dough that is topped with a gooey layer.
The recipe is actually for a sweet bread dough that is topped with a gooey layer.
The Saint Louis-original dessert Gooey Butter cake has a curious origin story. It's made with—you guessed it—butter! The unique cake uses more butter than most cake recipes, which creates a gooey, dense cake with a consistency that is more like a brownie. They are sold as entire cakes or as individual squares in many bakeries throughout Saint Louis. Next time you visit Missouri City, make sure you try its original sweet treat!
Which detail would provide the best support for the main idea in the paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
The cake had a consistency like a brownie.
The cake had a consistency like a brownie.
The cake was created by accident, when a local baker mixed up the amount of butter to use in a coffee cake recipe. - not selected, this is the correct answer
The cake was created by accident, when a local baker mixed up the amount of butter to use in a coffee cake recipe. - not selected, this is the correct answer
The cake was a huge success, becoming something the city is known for.
The cake was a huge success, becoming something the city is known for.
The recipe is actually for a sweet bread dough that is topped with a gooey layer.
The cake was created by accident, when a local baker mixed up the amount of butter to use in a coffee cake recipe.
The name of Rosa Parks is known to many Americans, but few are familiar with the saga of her Detroit home. Parks' refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955 set a famous bus boycott into motion. Parks' actions and the boycott became a central event in the American civil rights movement. Parks fled to Detroit two years later, facing death threats and unemployment. There, she shared a home, owned by her brother, with 17 other family members.
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
Most people are unfamiliar with the story of Rosa Parks' home in Detroit.
Most people are unfamiliar with the story of Rosa Parks' home in Detroit.
Rosa Parks lived in Montgomery before she moved to Detroit.
Rosa Parks lived in Montgomery before she moved to Detroit.
Rosa Parks had trouble finding a job after moving to Detroit.
Rosa Parks had trouble finding a job after moving to Detroit.
The American civil rights movement began in the 1950s.
Most people are unfamiliar with the story of Rosa Parks' home in Detroit.
Since 1957, Parks's one-time home has faced demolition, been dismantled and rebuilt, traveled across the ocean and back, and put up for auction. In 2016, the house was in foreclosure and nearly destroyed. Parks' niece bought it for five hundred dollars. She hoped to have it turned into a memorial for her aunt, but could not raise enough money.
Parks’s niece then reached out to Ryan Mendoza, an artist with experience restoring historical homes. He raised funds to bring the Rosa Parks home across the Atlantic to Berlin, Germany.
Mendoza restored and displayed it as artwork in his backyard. The home was then dismantled again and shipped back to the United States, where it was put into storage. Though many parties have expressed interest, it did not sell when it was put up for auction, so its fate remains uncertain.
Which sentence would be included in a summary of this excerpt?
(1 point)
Responses
Ryan Mendoza bought Rosa Parks's home.
Ryan Mendoza bought Rosa Parks's home.
People should want to buy Rosa Parks's house.
People should want to buy Rosa Parks's house.
Rosa Parks's home was moved to Germany and then back to the United States again.
Rosa Parks's home was moved to Germany and then back to the United States again.
People would pay to see Rosa Parks's house.
Rosa Parks's home was moved to Germany and then back to the United States again.
Maya's mother offered her the job of babysitting her younger siblings over summer break. At first, Maya wanted to earn money with a different job over the summer. But now, Maya realized that it was a golden opportunity. Besides allowing her to make money, babysitting has taught her many life skills, such as patience, problem solving, and creativity.
Which sentence describes the meaning of the phrase golden opportunity?
(1 point)
Responses
a way to earn money
a way to earn money
a chance to get something she wanted
a chance to get something she wanted
a big risk for a large reward
a big risk for a large reward
a good thing that seems like a bad thing
a good thing that seems like a bad thing
a chance to get something she wanted
Which describes the relationship between analogies and metaphors?(1 point)
Responses
Metaphors can be parts of analogies.
Metaphors can be parts of analogies.
Metaphors make stronger connections than analogies.
Metaphors make stronger connections than analogies.
Analogies are interchangeable with metaphors.
Analogies are interchangeable with metaphors.
Analogies are more complex than metaphors.
Metaphors can be parts of analogies.
Ebenezer Scrooge, a character in a novel by Charles Dickens, is stingy with his money even when he sees people in need.
Marta refused to loan her brother a quarter to buy a marble he wanted at the thrift shop. "Don't be such a scrooge!" he pleaded.
What does the allusion in this sentence show about Marta's brother?
(1 point)
Responses
He wishes she would buy her own marbles.
He wishes she would buy her own marbles.
He does not understand why she does not like marbles.
He does not understand why she does not like marbles.
He understands why she refuses to give him a quarter.
He understands why she refuses to give him a quarter.
He thinks she is being selfish because she will not loan him money.
He thinks she is being selfish because she will not loan him money.
Peter felt nervous as he walked onto the stage to deliver his speech in front of the entire school.
Which word means the same as nervous as it is used in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
angry
angry
anxious
anxious
shy
shy
weak
anxious
Which sentence contains an adjective with a negative connotation?(1 point)
Responses
The X300 model uses innovative technology.
The X300 model uses innovative technology.
The X300 model uses unproven technology.
The X300 model uses unproven technology.
The X300 model uses new technology.
The X300 model uses new technology.
The X300 model uses cutting-edge technology.
The X300 model uses unproven technology.
The difference between white eggs and brown eggs is the breed of the chicken. White eggs are laid by chickens with white ears, and often, white feathers. Brown eggs are laid by chickens with brown ears, and often, red feathers. Brown eggs cost slightly more than white eggs at most markets. This is because chickens that lay brown eggs are larger and cost more to feed, resulting in more expensive eggs.
What does the text say explicitly about brown eggs?
(1 point)
Responses
Brown eggs cost the same as white eggs.
Brown eggs cost the same as white eggs.
Brown eggs come from brown chickens.
Brown eggs come from brown chickens.
Brown eggs are laid by larger chickens.
Brown eggs are laid by larger chickens.
Brown eggs are preferred at most markets.
Brown eggs are laid by larger chickens.
The skills from this unit I feel most confident in are
(5 points)
Responses
Identifying genres
I dentifying genres
Finding and analyzing a central idea
Finding and analyzing a central idea
Identifying details that support the central idea
Identifying details that support the central idea
Summarizing informational text
Summarizing informational text
Analyzing connections made in a text
Analyzing connections made in a text
Finding the meaning of words and phrases in a text
Finding the meaning of words and phrases in a text
Identifying and analyzing analogies and allusions
Identifying and analyzing analogies and allusions
Analyzing how word choices affect a text’s meaning and tone
Analyzing how word choices affect a text’s meaning and tone
Finding textual evidence to support understanding of a text
2 optens
Based on the given responses, the skills the individual feels most confident in are:
- Identifying genres
- Finding and analyzing a central idea
- Identifying details that support the central idea
- Summarizing informational text
- Analyzing connections made in a text