Let's solve the reading comprehension task based on the provided worksheet titled
"Healthy Food".
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Passage Summary:
The passage discusses the importance of eating healthy food. It explains that:
- Healthy food helps you grow and stay strong.
- You need a variety of foods: grains (like bread, rice, and oatmeal), fruits, vegetables, meat, beans, fish, nuts (for protein), and dairy (like milk or yogurt).
- You should eat
four servings of grains every day, and
lots of vegetables and fruits.
- Eggs and yogurt are good sources of protein.
- Some foods like cookies and candy are not very healthy and should be eaten only occasionally.
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Now, let’s go through each question one by one:
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1. Healthy food will make you...
Options:
a. sick
b. strong
c. green
d. lonely
✔ Correct answer: b. strong
Explanation: The first sentence says, *"Healthy food is good for you. You need it to grow and stay strong."* So, healthy food makes you strong.
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2. What food will help give you strong bones?
Options:
a. bread
b. fruit
c. cheese
d. chips
✔ Correct answer: c. cheese
Explanation: The passage says, *"Milk, cheese, and yogurt are also important. These will give you strong bones."* Cheese is listed as one of the foods that help build strong bones.
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3. What kind of vegetables should you eat each week?
Options:
a. none
b. one kind
c. many kinds
d. many kinds
✔ Correct answer: d. many kinds (Note: Option c and d are identical; likely a typo in the worksheet.)
Explanation: The passage says, *"Eat many kinds of vegetables."* So, you should eat many different kinds of vegetables.
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4. You should eat cookies...
Options:
a. once in a while
b. all the time
c. instead of oatmeal
d. to grow strong
✔ Correct answer: a. once in a while
Explanation: The passage says, *"Other foods like cookies and candy are not very healthy. Eat them only a few times a week."* This means cookies should be eaten
once in a while, not regularly.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
b. strong
2.
c. cheese
3.
d. many kinds (or c – if typo)
4.
a. once in a while
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of nutrition worksheet high school.
