Question Correct Answer(s) Standards Rationales for Answer Options Number According to paragraph 9 of Excerpt 1, mucus, rather than acids, allows food to be swallowed easily. Enzymes are not found in blood, nor do they act as transporters of nutrients. This is the correct answer. According to paragraph 8 of Excerpt 1, are proteins that speed up “Enzymes 1 Part A C chemical reactions in the body.” Although enzymes are proteins, they cause chemical reactions rather than transport nutrient molecules. RST.6-8.4, This is the correct answer. The author discusses enzymes to explain the main function of the digestive RST.6-8.6, system, breaking down food into usable molecules. RST.6-8.1 Although the liver plays a role in multiple processes, it is discussed in Excerpt 2 rather than Excerpt 1. Although enzymes play a role in the digestive process, the excerpt does not identify how long the 1 Part B A digestive process Although enzymes are involved in digestion, the author focuses on the digestion process rather than the need for a balanced diet. This is the correct answer. According to paragraph 7 of Excerpt 2, bile breaks up fat particles into “large smaller fat droplets.” According to paragraph 7 of Excerpt 2, fat is broken up physically by bile, then broken down “chemically 2 Part A A by enzymes produced in the pancreas.” According to paragraph 9 of Excerpt 2, rather than fat, the liquid material in the intestine.” “thickens Teeth, not fat, help saliva transform food into slippery mass.” “one RI.7.3, Peristalsis and absorption, rather than fat, move food through the body. RI.7.1 According to paragraph 4 of Excerpt 2, fats are digested during chemical digestion, not mechanical digestion. Although absorption of nutrients and the breakdown of fat particles both occur during chemical 2 Part B D digestion, the excerpt does not suggest that fat contains important nutrients. This is the correct answer. According to paragraph 4 of Excerpt 2, and proteins have been “Starches partially broken down, but fats haven’t been digested at all.”
Question Number Correct Answer(s) Standards Rationales for Answer Options 1 Part A C RST.6-8.4, RST.6-8.6, RST.6-8.1 According to paragraph 9 of Excerpt 1, mucus, rather than acids, allows food to be swallowed easily. Enzymes are not found in blood, nor do they act as transporters of nutrients. This is the correct answer. According to paragraph 8 of Excerpt 1, “Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body.” Although enzymes are proteins, they cause chemical reactions rather than transport nutrient molecules. 1 Part B A This is the correct answer. The author discusses enzymes to explain the main function of the digestive system, breaking down food into usable molecules. Although the liver plays a role in multiple processes, it is discussed in Excerpt 2 rather than Excerpt 1. Although enzymes play a role in the digestive process, the excerpt does not identify how long the digestive process Although enzymes are involved in digestion, the author focuses on the digestion process rather than the need for a balanced diet. 2 Part A A RI.7.3, RI.7.1 This is the correct answer. According to paragraph 7 of Excerpt 2, bile breaks up “large fat particles into smaller fat droplets.” According to paragraph 7 of Excerpt 2, fat is broken up physically by bile, then “chemically broken down by enzymes produced in the pancreas.” According to paragraph 9 of Excerpt 2, rather than fat, “thickens the liquid material in the intestine.” Teeth, not fat, help saliva transform food into “one slippery mass.” 2 Part B D Peristalsis and absorption, rather than fat, move food through the body. According to paragraph 4 of Excerpt 2, fats are digested during chemical digestion, not mechanical digestion. Although absorption of nutrients and the breakdown of fat particles both occur during chemical digestion, the excerpt does not suggest that fat contains important nutrients. This is the correct answer. According to paragraph 4 of Excerpt 2, “Starches and proteins have been partially broken down, but fats haven’t been digested at all.”
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