Question

Read the passage and answer the question.



Excerpt from "Better Lunch Schedules Reduce Plate
Waste" (Source #1)
(Paragraphs 1-3)
How
can we make our school less wasteful? One way is to cut down on food
waste. In my opinion, the best way to get our students to waste less food
is by changing our lunch schedules dramatically.
Most importantly, we should have lunch after recess. When we play
before lunch, we burn off calories and feel hungrier. Therefore, we will
eat more at lunchtime. The National Food Service Management Institute
at the University of Mississippi shows that when lunch followed recess,
plate waste was sliced from 40 percent to 27 percent.
In addition, we should have a longer lunch period. Ours is only twenty
minutes. This doesn't give us enough time to finish our lunches.
According to one school cook in Ohio, the lunch period should be
lengthened to thirty minutes. She believes students won't throw away so
much food if they have more time to talk with their friends and eat.


Which sentence BEST describes how the author's perspective on reducing food waste
develops throughout the passage?

Group of answer choices

The author begins by expressing a personal opinion, then strengthens it with logical reasons and credible evidence that support the idea of changing lunch schedules.

The author opens with factual research data and concludes with an emotional appeal to students' feelings about lunch.

The author starts by criticizing students for wasting food, then shifts to blaming cafeteria workers.

The author begins uncertain about how to solve food waste and ends by asking readers to suggest solutions.

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Answer 1

The author begins by expressing a personal opinion, then strengthens it with logical reasons and credible evidence that support the idea of changing lunch schedules.