Sample of Food Items from Gemini Mission MenusFood itemDayMealSugar cookie cubes1BChicken and vegetables2BShrimp cocktail4CHot cocoa3ATo make sure the...
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Sample of Food Items from Gemini Mission Menus
| Food item | Day | Meal |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar cookie cubes | 1 | B |
| Chicken and vegetables | 2 | B |
| Shrimp cocktail | 4 | C |
| Hot cocoa | 3 | A |
To make sure they got the nutrition they needed while in space, the astronauts of NASA's Gemini missions were given menus for three meals a day (meals A, B, and C) on a four-day rotating schedule. Looking at the sample of food items from these menus, a student notes that on day 1, the menu included ______inferences.json
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
shrimp cocktail for meal B.
hot cocoa for meal C.
sugar cookie cubes for meal B.
chicken and vegetables for meal A.
Step 1: Decode and Map the Passage
Part A: Create Passage Analysis Table
| Text from Passage | Analysis |
|---|---|
| "To make sure they got the nutrition they needed while in space, the astronauts of NASA's Gemini missions were given menus for three meals a day (meals A, B, and C) on a four-day rotating schedule." |
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| Data Table: Food items with Day and Meal columns |
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| "Looking at the sample of food items from these menus, a student notes that on day 1, the menu included ______" |
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Part B: Provide Passage Architecture & Core Elements
Main Point: The passage presents sample data from Gemini mission food menus to demonstrate the structured meal planning system.
Argument Flow: We get context about the systematic meal planning, then specific data examples, then a task requiring us to extract information about a particular day from that data.
Step 2: Interpret the Question Precisely
This is a fill-in-the-blank question asking us to choose the best logical connector. The answer must create the right relationship between what comes before and after the blank.
Step 3: Prethink the Answer
- Looking at our table analysis, we need to find what food item was assigned to Day 1
- From the data, only one item appears for Day 1: sugar cookie cubes for meal B
- The correct answer must match this exact pairing from the table - it should specify "sugar cookie cubes" and "meal B" since that's the only Day 1 entry we have
shrimp cocktail for meal B.
• ✗ Incorrect
- Claims shrimp cocktail was for meal B on day 1
- Table shows shrimp cocktail was Day 4, Meal C - completely different day and meal
hot cocoa for meal C.
• ✗ Incorrect
- Claims hot cocoa was for meal C on day 1
- Table shows hot cocoa was Day 3, Meal A - wrong day and wrong meal
sugar cookie cubes for meal B.
• ✓ Correct
- States sugar cookie cubes for meal B
- Matches table data exactly: sugar cookie cubes appear on Day 1 for Meal B
- This is the only food item listed for Day 1 in our data
chicken and vegetables for meal A.
• ✗ Incorrect
- Claims chicken and vegetables for meal A on day 1
- Table shows chicken and vegetables was Day 2, Meal B - wrong day and wrong meal