Which statement best describes the purpose of the article?
1.
A. to teach readers how to make potato chips
B. to convince readers that potato chips are
not very nutritious
C. to inform readers about the history of the
potato chip
D. to show readers how dopamine affects our
mood
2. Author Allison Friedman writes, “The
customer didn’t turn up his nose at these
crunchy fried potatoes.” The expression
“to turn up your nose” means
A. to detect the odor of something.
B. to receive or take something willingly.
C. to say or do something to cause laughter.
D. to reject something because you do not
think it is good enough.
3. How does Friedman structure the section
“Passion for Potatoes”?
A. She presents the problem George Crum
faced and then explains how he solved it.
B. She gives a chronological account of how
potatoes made it to American tables.
C. She lists all the ways Americans enjoy
preparing potatoes today.
D. She describes the science behind humans’
love of potato chips.

4. Consider this statistic: “On average, each
American gobbles up over 4 pounds of
potato chips each year.” Which line from
the article does this statistic support?
A. “Crum decided to teach this picky
customer a lesson.”
B. “More than 150 years later, potato chips
remain one of America’s favorite snacks.”
C. “They’ve designed bags to keep chips
crispy for as long as possible.”
D. “These ‘french fries,’ as they came to be
known, soon appeared on menus across
America.”
5. Friedman writes of George Crum, “He
had stumbled on a winning combination:
salt and crunch.” What is the definition
of stumble as it is used in this sentence?
A. to nearly fall by tripping or missing a step
B. to be successful
C. to work at something for a long time
D. to come across unexpectedly or by chance
6. Which claim can be supported by
information in the article?
A. Potato chips are not as popular in China
as they are in the U. S.
B. Dopamine increases our ability to focus.
C. George Crum popularized potato chips in
the U. S.
D. Lay’s is one of the best-known potato chip
brands in the world.