6020 no more mystery meat

‘No More Mystery Meat’
The cafeteria served ‘mystery meat’ for lunch again today at least I think it was meat. It was chucky
and brown, coated with a yellow sauce. I have seen that stuff before. Sometimes the meat is served
with noodles. Sometimes it is baked, and sometimes it’s fried, but what it really is, remains a mystery.
Now, I don’t like to complain. Still it seems to me that after we have spent a long morning working math
problems, and studying science, the school should at least give us something we could eat. Imagine
getting a slice of steaming hot pizza, covered with lots of cheese! Picture some fried chicken, or even a
hotdog with all the fixings. We get these types of lunch at times, but not enough.
No, instead, we usually get something that doesn’t even look like food. What is that tough brown stuff?
All I know is that it certainly does not look like lunch to me! But it keeps showing up on our trays, and
we could either choke it down or go hungry. That not much of a choice.
It seems like we have mystery meat at least once a week or maybe more. Now that I think about it,
maybe they get a truckload of the stuff and just keep serving it week after week until it is gone.
Unfortunately, they never seem to run out of it! They also try to disguise this mystery meat, but we
always recognize it.
I have a better use for mystery meat. Next time it’s served, I’ll take it home to my dog Jiggs. He likes
chewing on old shoe leather like this!


Questions
1. What is the writer complaining about? _________________________________________________
2. Where was the ‘mystery meat’ served? ________________________________________________
3. What are some of the ways the mystery meat is cooked? Identify TWO methods.
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4. What two school subjects are mentioned in the passage?
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5. How does the writer describe the mystery meat? Complete the table below to show how.

SIZE

TEXTURE

COLOUR

6. Why does the writer believe that the mystery meat is bought by the truckload?
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7. What foods does the writer prefer eating instead of the mystery meat?
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Pretend you are the manager of your school’s cafeteria. Design a menu
students are sure to love, for each day of school.

Jiggs’ Cafeteria
Menu

‘Where eating is a pleasure’
MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

How many ice cream
toppings can you list?

How many pizza
toppings can you list?

FRIDAY


‘Let’s make a Pizza

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PIZZASAUCE
PEPPERONI
CHEESES
SAUSAGE
BELLPEPPER

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Find and Circle all of these things we need to make a pizza.

Answer these questions, so that your pizza order can be delivered to you. Write in complete sentences

What is your name?
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What is your telephone number?
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What size pizza do you want? ________________________________________
What toppings do you want on your pizza? ______________________________
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What is the address you want your pizza to be delivered to?
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Comprehension Questions
1. Mystery meat served at school’s cafeteria. / bad food served at school
2. School / cafeteria
3. Baked and fried
4. Science and math
5. Size – chunky

texture – rough

Colour – brown

6. It is served so often / every week
7. Pizza

hotdogs

fried chicken

Menu
– Answers will vary

Toppings
– Answers will vary

Pizza Delivery
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– Answers will vary

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