Ice Cream Tasters

What does John Harrison do for a living?

• He is a travel agent.

• He buys ice cream and sells them.

• He samples his company's ice cream.

When tasting an ice cream sample, what sense(s) does John Harrison use?

• Only vision

• Only taste

• Vision and taste

• Vision, smell and taste.

Which sense is used first when John Harrison tastes a sample?

• Vision

• Smell

• Feel

• Taste

What material is the spoon that he uses to sample ice cream made of?

• plastic

• wood

• gold

• silver

Please arrange the steps in which he tastes ice cream.

• take a small bite > swish it around in his mouth > lick his lips > breathe in >taste > spit

• take a small spit > swish it around his nose > breathe in > lick his lips

• swish the ice cream around his nose > breathe in the smell > lick his lips > spit out

• take a small bite > breathe in > lick his lips > taste

What is not the sacrifice John Harrison has to make to keep his palate sharp?

• He can't have onions.

• He can't have anything other than ice cream.

• He can't drink coffee.

What does John Harrison usually have for breakfast?

• Black tea.

• Herbal tea.

• Ice cream.

• Milk.

Which statement is WRONG about John Harrison?

• His family has been in the ice-cream business for many generations.

• He is a skinny ice-cream taster.

• He enjoys what he does.

• He samples about 60 ice creams on an average day.

According to the reading, what is TRUE about the profession of ice-cream tasting? (2 answers)

• It doesn't require any sacrifice.

• It is a high-paying job.

• It takes both discipline and preparation.

• It may involve quite a lot of traveling.

Which statement about John Harrison is true?

• He enjoys his job because he doesn't have to make any sacrifices.

• He has no interest in eating ice cream once he is off duty.

• He has spent almost his whole life in the ice-cream business.

• Harrison never uses plastic spoons, even when he isn't at work.