E-S07 — The Leftover Lunch Shelf
Module E · version 0.6.0 · original fictional reading practice

1. Not every unopened lunch item has to go home with the pupil who brought it. At the fictional River School, a supervised shelf allows pupils to leave certain items for others. A sealed packet of crackers or a whole banana may be accepted. The shelf is intended to avoid wasting suitable food, not to provide a complete lunch for every pupil. It opens for a short period during the lunch break. A teacher stays beside it, and the school has sent families a clear list of items that may be shared.
2. The rules concern both the food and its packaging. Pupils may leave fruit that is whole and has not been bitten. Packaged items must be unopened and show their ingredients. This information helps the supervising teacher and the pupil taking an item check whether it is suitable. Homemade sandwiches are not accepted because the teacher cannot check exactly what they contain. The rule does not mean that homemade food is bad; it means that this particular sharing system needs information that can be read and checked. Pupils with special food needs follow their family's existing instructions.
3. The teacher checks an item before it is put on the shelf. Accepted items are arranged in separate sections for fruit and packets. Pupils may take one item at first. If food remains near the end of the break, the teacher may offer a second item. This order gives more pupils a chance to choose something. It is different from allowing the first person to collect everything. Pupils do not have to leave food in order to take some, and the teacher does not record their names or compare what different families have brought.
4. At the end of the break, unopened packets that can be kept are stored according to the school rules. Fruit that cannot be kept is removed. The shelf is not left open all afternoon. The school will review the arrangement after several weeks, asking whether the rules are easy to follow and whether staff have enough time to supervise it. It has not promised to accept every kind of leftover food. A small sharing scheme depends on clear limits and adult coordination, even when its basic idea seems simple.

E-S07-Q01 | E-S07-P1
Give ONE answer from paragraph 1.
Give ONE item that may be accepted. Use paragraph I.

E-S07-Q02 | E-S07-P1
Circle ONE correct answer.
What is the shelf intended to do? (Paragraph I)
A. Provide a full lunch for every pupil.
B. Improve every child's health.
C. Tell families how to prepare lunch.
D. Reduce waste of suitable food.

E-S07-Q03 | E-S07-P2
Circle ONE correct answer.
Why must packets show their ingredients? (Paragraph II)
A. So people can check whether the food is suitable.
B. So a teacher can record family names.
C. So pupils can find the cheapest brands.
D. The labels tell them which pupil should be first in the queue.

E-S07-Q04 | E-S07-P2
Complete the sentence using paragraph 2.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE. Homemade sandwiches are not accepted because the teacher cannot _____.

E-S07-Q05 | E-S07-P3
Give ONE answer from paragraph 3.
When may the teacher offer a second item?

E-S07-Q06 | E-S07-P4
Circle ONE correct answer.
What will the school review? (Paragraph IV)
A. Which pupils brought the best food.
B. Whether every kind of food can already be shared.
C. Whether packets show ingredients.
D. Whether the rules and supervision are practical.

E-S07-Q07 | whole_text
Circle ONE correct answer.
What is the main idea of the whole text?
A. Bananas are the best school food
B. A school food-sharing shelf uses clear rules and supervision.
C. The only issue is where to store packets
D. A shelf can replace every family's lunch preparation