History of Donuts

What could be a title for this passage?

• Donuts Around the World

• How the Donut Changed Over Time

• Nicknames for Donuts

• The First Bakery

Why do you think the Washington Post interviewed Captain Gregory?

• They wanted to know the places he had sailed to.

• They believed someone else invented the doughnut hole.

• They wanted to know how the doughnut hole came into being.

• They were interested in why doughnuts were so greasy.

Which sentence from the passage that best tells how the Dutch donuts differed from today’s donuts.

In the 1840s, many Dutch people moved to the United States. They brought a favorite snack. Its name was “olykoeks.” That Dutch word meant “oily cakes.” This treat got its name because the dough was fried in oil. Olykoeks were a lot like donuts. However, they were missing one important thing. These cakes had no holes.

• In the 1840s, many Dutch people moved to the United States.

• These cakes had no holes.

• That Dutch word meant “oily cakes.”

• This treat got its name because the dough was fried in oil.

• However, they were missing one important thing.

Captain Gregory ...

• improved the doughnut.

• invented the doughnut.

• added filling to the doughnut.

• brought the doughnut to America.

What inspired Captain Gregory?

• He wanted to think of a new name for doughnuts.

• The idea of starting a bakery.

• The idea that he could put filling in the doughnut.

• The idea of cutting a hole into the center of the doughnut.

The first doughnuts brought to America by the Dutch were…

• yellow

• bitter

• oily

• sour

Which of the following items was not introduced by the Dutch?

• cream pies

• ice cream

• cookies

• cobbler

Doughnuts were originally made with nuts in the center to…

• make the doughnuts less oily.

• make the doughnuts easier to fry.

• make sure the center was fully cooked.

• make the doughnuts taste less doughy.

Which of the following was NOT a nickname for doughnuts as described by Captain Gregory?

• greasy sinkers

• olykoeks

• twisters

• fried cakes

What does the word "introduced" mean in the following sentence: Fried dough has been made all around the world. Dutch settlers who brought apple and cream pies, cookies, and cobbler to the New World also introduced doughnuts.

• made

• discovered

• brought to a new place

• fought