Sugar Changed the World Unit Test

Which claim do both passages support?

Abolitionists used powerful speeches and presentations to engage people and persuade them to join the abolitionists' cause.

Which statement best explains how the authors develop their claim across the two passages?

Both passages use evidence to show that knowledge of the extreme brutality of the sugar trade changed viewpoints about enslavement.

Which sentence best states the authors' claim in this passage?

Economic demand for sugar led to political pressure to end enslavement.

Which statement best summarizes this passage?

Egyptians created an innovative process for refining white sugar.

Which inference does this passage support?

Hindu people must have valued the five substances they used as sacrifices.

Which statement best summarizes this passage?

Islam spread widely through invading armies and voluntary conversion.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors' purpose?

It informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar.

THE WORLD'S FIRST TRUE UNIVERSITY How does the heading help the reader understand the central idea of this passage?

It informs the reader that the text will focus on a specific school.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How does the timeline support the text?

It supports the central ideas of the passage with specific dates.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. Which statement best describes the structure of this passage?

It uses a problem-and-solution structure to show how people got honey without searching for bees.

How does the use of the word machine support the authors' claim in this passage?

Its negative connotation indicates that enslaved people had to work like robots instead of human beings.

How does the author's use of the word silence affect the tone?

Silence has a negative connotation, indicating that the owners would not tolerate protests.

What claim do the authors make in this passage?

Sugar plantations were violent systems, but sugar also led some people to reject slavery.

Which claim do both passages support?

Sugar was such a powerful economic force that it led to significant political changes.

How do the authors use English history to support the claim that many people joined the antislavery movement for moral reasons?

The authors provide a primary-source quotation from a British abolitionist named William Wilberforce

What evidence do the authors include to support the central idea of this passage?

The burning of certificates and the repeal of the Black Act show that the Indians reclaimed their power.

How do the details in the passage support the central idea?

The details describe the important role Muslims played in spreading knowledge throughout the world.

How do the details in this passage support the central idea?

The details provide examples of how France gradually became a place for worldwide trade.

How does the illustration best help the reader understand the text?

The illustration helps the reader recognize how teams cut and bundled sugar cane.

What is the central claim of this passage?

The joys of sugar were the result of the suffering of enslaved African people.

What claim do the authors make in this passage?

There was no difference between enslaved Africans and Indian indentures.

How do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim in this passage?

They argue that extremely difficult conditions inspired enslaved young men to invent new forms of music.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How do the details about Guyana reveal the author's purpose?

They show that the author wants to inform readers by describing the old sugar estates.

Which question does this passage answer most effectively?

What was life actually like for indentured Indians?

Which question does this passage answer most effectively?

Why did Africans leave the plantations to farm elsewhere?

Which pieces of evidence are most likely empirical? Select two options.

a historical study showing that Indian workers were paid low wages research showing that planters encouraged rivalry between workers

Which text features would be most helpful to support the central idea of the passage? Select two options.

a map showing the spread of Islam through much of the ancient world a timeline showing the spread of Muhammad's teachings

Which details do the authors include to support the claim in this passage? Select three options.

an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost an explanation of why the Americans smuggled molasses an explanation of why the British imposed the Sugar Act

What is an author's claim?

an opinion or viewpoint in a persuasive text

How do the authors support their claim and purpose with their choice of words?

by using words with negative connotations, such as hacked and merciless

Which goal does this passage best address?

the goal of explaining to readers how Indians were taken advantage of

Which goal does this passage address?

the goal of explaining why the majority of Indians stayed in the colonies

What is the central idea of a text?

the main point the author is trying to make

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. What is the purpose of this text?

to inform readers about the grandfather's role in creating beet sugar

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. What is the purpose of the cause-and-effect structure of this passage? Select two options.

to show how the desire for sugar led to slavery to reveal that the reason for sugar's low price was slavery

Which excerpt from the passage best states the authors' claim?

"Following the strand of sugar and slavery leads directly into the tumult of the Age of Revolutions."

Which excerpt from the passage best states the authors' claim?

"It was some of the worst labor."

Which text evidence best supports the authors' claim that sugar became an essential source of energy to English workers in the 1800s?

"Starting around 1800, sugar became the staple food that allowed the English factories—the most advanced economies in the world—to run."

Which excerpt from the passage best states the authors' claim?

"They created the most effective public relations campaign in history, inventing techniques that we use to this day."

Which quotation best supports the authors' claim and purpose?

"What we call a triangle was really as round as the globe."

What evidence from the passage best supports the inference that Europe was dangerous for merchants to travel to before the 1100s?

"guaranteed the safety of any merchant"

What purposes does the prologue serve? Select three options.

to specify what a particular section of text will be about to discuss events leading up to what happens in the text to help identify the locations of events

What evidence from the passage best supports the inference that sugar cane had special significance in the ancient era? Select three options.

"sugar cane was now an ingredient in ceremonies involving fire" "Perhaps that transformation itself seemed magical" "sugar cane is called ikshu, which means 'something that people want'"

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors' purpose? Select two options.

It introduces the topic that will be addressed next. It states why the topic is relevant to readers.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. What is the purpose of this passage?

It provides background on how a family from Russia got into the sugar business.

How does the photograph help the reader understand the text?

It shows how enslaved people were exposed to the outside elements and weather.

Which statement best describes the claim the authors make in this passage?

Life for indentured workers was difficult, and sugar masters treated them like property.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. How do the details in this passage support the author's purpose?

The details about families leaving for a better life inform readers about the status of the author's family.

This map shows how the Triangle Trade has traditionally been depicted. Which statement best explains how the map supports the text?

The map shows a common and simplistic presentation of how sugar-related trade worked.

How do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim in this passage?

They use primary-source quotations to show that enslaved people in Saint Domingue were willing to destroy property to gain their freedom.