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Fall Fair Fat-Free Fries
It is a beautiful fall day and Ruby and her friend Amber are at the fair. They are getting a bit hungry when they walk by a food truck with a sign that says, "Fat-Free Fries."
"That sounds great," says Ruby, who is always very careful about what she eats. So she orders some.
The girls watch as the cook pulls a big basket of fries from the fryer. They are dripping with oil.
"Wait a minute," says Ruby. "Look at all that oil! Those fries don't look fat-free."
"Sure they are," says the cook. "We charge only for the potatoes. The fat is free!"
Where does this story take place? in a restaurant in school at a fair at a fair
When does this story take place? spring summer fall fall
Ruby is always very careful about what she eats. True False It doesn't say. True
Amber is always very careful about what she eats. True False It doesn't say. It doesn't say.
Where does Ruby buy the fries? from a food truck from a restaurant from the supermarket from a food truck
What do fries dripping in oil tell Ruby? The fries are fat-free. The fries are NOT fat-free. The fries are fresh. The fries are NOT fat-free.
What does Ruby think fat-free fries means? The fries have no fat in them. There is no charge for the fat. There is an extra charge if you want oil with the fries. The fries have no fat in them.
What does the cook mean when he uses the word fat-free? The fries have no fat in them. There is no charge for the fat. There is an extra charge if you want oil with the fries. There is no charge for the fat.
What is a more honest way of advertising these fries? Our fries are free of fat. There is no charge for the fat on our fries. Our fries have less fat than any other fries. There is no charge for the fat on our fries.