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Reading Questions

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the article, which is the most popular nut in the United

State?
a. peanuts
b. chestnuts
c. pecans
d. all of the above

2. What comes first in the article?

a. Some nutritionists say that a pound of shelled pecans gives as much
nutrition as five pounds of beef.
b. Pecan trees are large and fast-growing, and the nuts are very nourishing.
c. Other kinds of nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts, beechnuts, hickory nuts,
and almonds are also grown in the United States.
d. All of the edible chestnuts sold in the United States are imported from
Europe.

3. Since chestnuts are scarce in the United States, where are they
imported from?
a. Australia
b. Europe
c. Asia
d. Antarctica

4. The article states that peanuts aren’t really nuts, but they belong to the
a. feline family
b. citrus family
c. carrot family
d. pea family

5. Twenty pounds of beef would have the same amount of nutrition as
a. ten pounds of pecans
b. four pounds of pecans
c. one pound of pecans
d. twenty pounds of pecans

6. Which sentence uses the word state in the same way it is used in the

article?
a. He lived in a different state before he came to Alabama.
b. He is not in the right state of health.
c. The king’s body lay in state for two days.
d. He was hospitalized because of his mental state.
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