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Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which state would be a good place to harvest maple sap?
a)
Florida
b)
Arizona
c)
Minnesota
d)
California
2.
What is the first step in making maple syrup?
a)
Attach tubing or spile
b)
Choose the best trees
c)
Boil the sap till it thickens
d)
Pour into a bottle
3.
When you attach tubes to many trees, you want the sap to flow...
a)
uphill
b)
downhill
4.
What do you do when you have a "sap emergency?"
a)
Grab a stack of pancakes and a fork
b)
Have someone watch the fires all night
c)
call 911
d)
Run screaming through the trees
5.
Who were the first people to harvest maple sap?
a)
Vikings
b)
Europeans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Chinese
6.
Why do they boil the maple syrup?
a)
It tastes better warm
b)
To get rid of germs
c)
To get rid of the sugar
d)
So the water evaporates and it thickens
7.
When is the best time to harvest the sap?
a)
early spring
b)
middle of winter
c)
Summer
d)
fall
8.
What tools do you need to harvest maple syrup?
a)
hammer, nails, tubing
b)
Drill, screwdriver, bucket
c)
drill, spout, bucket
d)
bucket, mop, broom
9.

The syrup is made from...

a)

Sap from corn

b)

Sap from flowers

c)

Sap from elm trees

d)

Sap from maple trees

10.

Why are sugar maples used to make syrup?

a)

They have more sap

b)

Their sap is salty

c)

Their sap is light brown

d)

Their sap has more sugar

11.

People who make maple syrup are called ...

a)

Maple syrup makers

b)

Syrup makers

c)

Sugarmakers

d)

Maple tree farmers

12.

An area where a lot of sugar maple trees grow is called a ...

a)

Sugar bush

b)

Maple grove

c)

Sugar maple grove

d)

Maple syrup bush

13.

When is maple sap collected?

a)

Late fall

b)

Early summer

c)

Winter

d)

Early spring

14.

Fresh sap looks and tastes a lot like ...

a)

Honey

b)

Tea

c)

Water

d)

Milk

15.

What collects the sap?

a)

Drill

b)

Spile

c)

Bucket

d)

Tube

16.

Sap runs just under the outer bark in the

a)

Sapwood

b)

Bark

c)

Syrup wood

d)

Sugar wood

17.

What force helps the sap run down?

a)

Friction

b)

Magnetism

c)

Pull

d)

Gravity

18.

Why do you think a gallon of maple syrup might be expensive?

a)

Because it takes a long time to make

b)

It takes a lot of sap to make one gallon of syrup

c)

It takes 14 trees to make one gallon of syrup

d)

Sap is not easy to get

19.

Where do the sugar makers take the sap to?

a)

Maple syrup factory

b)

Maple shack

c)

Sugar house

d)

Sugar shack

20.

Sometimes the people at the sugar shack have to work all day and all night. Why?

a)

People are bringing in sap faster than they can cook it down

b)

People at the sugar shack enjoy working long hours

c)

There are not enough people to do the work

d)

There is not enough sap coming in

21.

Why is the syrup poured through a filter?

a)

It will taste better

b)

To make sure it is thick

c)

It has to be the right color

d)

To get out bugs and leaves

22.

Why are these syrups different colors?

a)

The lighter the color, the stronger it is

b)

The darker the color, the milder it is

c)

The lighter the color, the sweeter it is

d)

The darker the color, the stronger it is

23.
How many gallons of sap are needed to make one gallon of maple syrup?
a)
40
b)
30
c)
20
d)
35
24.
Where should boiling the sap be done?
a)
inside
b)
outdoors
c)
barn
d)
kitchen
25.
What is it called when a hole is drilled into a tree and a straw allows sap to flow out?
a)
syrup
b)
filtering
c)
boiling
d)
tapping
26.
What should the temperature be in order for sap to flow out of the tree?
a)
freezing
b)
 below freezing
c)
above freezing
d)
none of the above
27.
How do you get rid of the water in the bucket?
a)
boil it
b)
freeze it
c)
microwave it
d)
drain it
28.
How can you tell if the syrup is ready?
a)
taste it
b)
burn it
c)
pour it
d)
put a spoon into it