FND 3016READING PRACTICE TEST201420
Text 1: Questions 1 to 30
Cooking
1. Cooking is a process to make food ready to eat by heating it. People can cook food using a variety of things - with fire (using wood or charcoal), with a stove that uses gas, or with a stove or cooker that uses electricity. An oven is a part of a stove that is like a box. It is easy to make oneout of clay or bricks. There are several different ways to cook food. We boil food by cooking it in very hot water; we fry it by cooking it in hot butter, fat or oil; we bake it by keeping it hot in an oven; and we roast or grill it by holding it over a hot fire.
2. Usually we cook the food in some kind of pot or pan. Sometimes people cook food by putting it directly into the fire, by wrapping the food in leaves before they put it into the fire, or by holding it over a fire with a stick. Before food is cooked, we say itis raw. Some foodismore deliciousto eat raw and is more beneficialto the body. Some food is dangerous to eat raw, so itmust be cooked. Some food is good to eat either raw or cooked and can be used in different recipes.
3. A person whose job it is to cook food may be called a cook or a chef. Some students get confused by the word "cooker". This is not a person; it is a machine that a cook or chef might use to cook food, such as a rice cooker. To many people, cooking is an art. To many other people, it is a job. Cooking as an art is preparing the food so it tastes good and looks colourful and beautiful. This kind of cooking is usually very expensive if you eat it in a restaurant.
4. In most parts of the world, people usually eat three meals a day. The morning meal is called breakfast. It usually includes food made from grain (cereal, porridge, or bread), fruit, and milk products (milk, yogurt, or cottage cheese).
5. Around noon, people eat their lunch. People who are working at jobs are given a break to eat their lunch. The lunch meal includes food such as sandwiches, rice dishes, soup, vegetables, fruit, and milk.
6. In the evening, people eat their supper or dinner. Dinners are different in different countries. Usually dinners include a "main course" such as roast beef, a grain (such as rice or pasta), a vegetable (such as carrots or cauliflower) and a dessert (called a "sweet" or "pudding" in England). In some cases, a starter or appetizer is served before the dinner. Appetizers are a small serving of food such as olives, cheese, or bread.
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Text 1: Cooking
1. / The word “variety” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:a.
b.
c.
d. / Linking
Numeral
Recipe
Mixture
2. / Where do we usually find an oven?
a.
b.
c.
d. / In a stove
In the ground
Inside a box
In a fire
3. / The word “one” in paragraph 1 refers to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / A bricks
Electricity
Wood
An oven
4. / We boil food in very cold water
a.
b.
c. / True
False
Not Given
5. / What does paragraph 1 say we need fat for?
a.
b.
c.
d. / To fry food
To keep food hot
To boil food
To build an oven
6. / The main idea of paragraph 1 is _____.
a.
b.
c.
d. / To explain about different ways of cooking food
To recommend electricity stoves
To tell us we need fire to cook
To compare which methods are better than others
7. / The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Leaves
Pans
People
Sticks
8. / The word “raw” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Toasted
Uncooked
Cooked
Overcooked
9. / The word “delicious” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Tasty
Disgusting
Boring
Roasted
10. / The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Beneficial food
Fast food
Cooked food
Some food
11. / All raw food is dangerous to eat
a.
b.
c. / True
False
Not Given
12. / The main idea of paragraph 2 is _____.
a.
b.
c.
d. / To explain the best way to eat raw food
To advise people to always cook food before eating it
To give a little information about cooked and uncooked food
To warn people against eating raw food
13. / The word “confused” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / cooked
disgusted
puzzled
raw
14. / The word “this” in paragraph 3 refers to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Machine
Chef
Students
Cooker
15. / The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Cooking
An art
Food
Restaurant
16. / What do a lot of people compare cooking to?
a.
b.
c.
d. / A restaurant
A cooker
An art
Something expensive
17. / Colourful and beautiful food is usually cheap.
a.
b.
c. / True
False
Not Given
18. / The word “kind” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Type
Generous
Nice
Benefit
19. / The main idea of paragraph 3 is _____.
a.
b.
c.
d. / To explain the difference between a cook and a chef
To let people know how tasty and beautiful food is
To talk about who cooks and what cooking is
To compare cooking with art
20. / The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / Snacks
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
21. / How many meals a day do most people around the world eat?
a.
b.
c.
d. / Two
Three
Four
One
22. / What food type is in things like cereal and bread?
a.
b.
c.
d. / Protein
Grain
Carbohydrate
Fats
23. / What food type is cottage cheese included in?
a.
b.
c.
d. / Milk products
Sandwiches
Breakfast
Fruit
24. / What time is noon?
a.
b.
c.
d. / 7am
12pm
3pm
9pm
25. / What meal is rice usually part of?
a.
b.
c.
d. / Snacks
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
26. / Dinners in most countries are not so different.
a.
b.
c. / True
False
Not Given
27. / In England, the word “dessert” is also called a ______.
a.
b.
c.
d. / Pudding
Oasis
Pasta
Appetizer
28. / The term “such as” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to:
a.
b.
c.
d. / As well
And then
For example
And so on
29. / Sometimes for dinner, before the main course, people have a ______.
a.
b.
c.
d. / Vegetable
Starter
Finisher
Pudding
30. / The main idea of paragraph 6 is _____.
a.
b.
c.
d. / Explain how to make a main course
Describe the difference between a starter and a main course
Make students feel really, really hungry
Explain a few things about the evening meal
Text 1: Cooking - Answers
1. The word “variety” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
a. Linking
b. Numeral
c. Recipe
*d. Mixture
2. Where do we usually find an oven?
*a. In a stove
b. In the ground
c. Inside a box
d. In a fire
3. The word “one” in paragraph 1 refers to:
a. A brick
b. Electricity
c. Wood
*d. An oven
4. We boil food in very cold water
a. True
*b. False
c. Not Given
5. What does paragraph 1 say we need fat for?
*a. To fry food
b. To keep food hot
c. To boil food
d. To build an oven
6. The main idea of paragraph 1 is _____.
*a. To explain about different ways of cooking food
b. To recommend electricity stoves
c. To tell us we need fire to cook
d. To compare which methods are better than others
7. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to:
a. Leaves
b. Pans
*c. People
d. Sticks
8. The word “raw” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
a. Toasted
*b. Uncooked
c. Cooked
d. Overcooked
9. The word “delicious” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
*a. Tasty
b. Disgusting
c. Boring
d. Roasted
10. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to:
a. Beneficial food
b. Fast food
c. Cooked food
*d. Some food
11. All raw food is dangerous to eat
a. True
*b. False
c. Not Given
12. The main idea of paragraph 2 is _____.
a. To explain the best way to eat raw food
b. To advise people to always cook food before eating it
*c. To give a little information about cooked and uncooked food
d. To warn people against eating raw food
13. The word “confused” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
a. cooked
b. disgusted
*c. puzzled
d. raw
14. The word “this” in paragraph 3 refers to:
a. Machine
b. Chef
c. Students
*d. Cooker
15. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to:
*a. Cooking
b. An art
c. Food
d. Restaurant
16. What do a lot of people compare cooking to?
a. A restaurant
b. A cooker
*c. An art
d. Something expensive
17. Colourful and beautiful food is usually cheap.
a. True
*b. False
c. Not Given
18. The word “kind” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
*a. Type
b. Generous
c. Nice
d. Benefit
19. The main idea of paragraph 3 is _____.
a. To explain the difference between a cook and a chef
b. To let people know how tasty and beautiful food is
*c. To talk about who cooks and what cooking is
d. To compare cooking with art
20. The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to:
a. Snacks
b. Dinner
c. Lunch
*d. Breakfast
21. How many meals a day do most people around the world eat?
a. Two
*b. Three
c. Four
d. One
22. What food type is in things like cereal and bread?
a. Protein
*b. Grain
c. Carbohydrate
d. Fats
23. What food type is cottage cheese included in?
*a. Milk products
b. Sandwiches
c. Breakfast
d. Fruit
24. What time is noon?
a. 7am
*b. 12pm
c. 3pm
d. 9pm
25. What meal is rice usually part of?
a. Snacks
b. Dinner
*c. Lunch
d. Breakfast
26. Dinners in most countries are not so different.
a. True
*b. False
c. Not Given
27. In England, the word “dessert” is also called a ______.
*a. Pudding
b. Oasis
c. Pasta
d. Appetizer
28. The term “such as” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to:
a. As well
b. And then
*c. For example
d. And so on
29. Sometimes for dinner, before the main course, people have a ______.
a. Vegetable
*b. Starter
c. Finisher
d. Pudding
30. The main idea of paragraph 6 is _____.
a. Explain how to make a main course
b. Describe the difference between a starter and a main course
c. Make students feel really, really hungry
*d. Explain a few things about the evening meal