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Cooking

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The chef is ........mushrooms.

a)

sprinkling

b)

cutting

c)

adding

d)

grating

2.

To make pasta you need to .....dough.

a)

slice

b)

boil

c)

fry

d)

flatten

3.

You can serve the salad after you ...all the ingredients.

a)

grate

b)

drain

c)

mix

d)

peel

4.

My favourite main course is .......potatoes with bacon.

a)

poured

b)

choped

c)

mashed

d)

stired

5.

Don't forget to .......food when you're cooking!

a)

whisk

b)

bake

c)

stir

d)

peel

6.

First, ...the vegetables, then put them in a huge bowl....

a)

grate

b)

slice

c)

chop

d)

peel

7.
What does it mean to tumble ingredients with a spoon and a fork?
a)
flake
b)
toss
c)
sear
d)
score
8.
What does it mean to decorate a food?
a)
beat
b)
brown
c)
rehydrate
d)
garnish
9.
What does it mean to cut a food into long, thin pieces?
a)
flake
b)
rehydrate
c)
peel
d)
slice
10.
What does it mean to use high heat to brown meat?
a)
score
b)
sear
c)
peel
d)
baste
11.
What does it mean to make thin straight cuts in the surface of a food?
a)
cube
b)
pare
c)
score
d)
sear
12.
What does it mean to soak or cook dried food to restore water lost in drying?
a)
rehydrate
b)
brown
c)
reconstitute
d)
cream
13.
What does it mean to add water to a concentrated food in order to restore it to its natural state?
a)
cut in
b)
reconstitute
c)
rehydrate
d)
dice
14.
What does it mean to pull off peel from a fruit?
a)
whip
b)
garnish
c)
drain
d)
peel
15.
What does it mean to cut a very thin layer of peel from fruits and vegetables?
a)
pare
b)
peel
c)
brush
d)
dice
16.
What does it mean to cut food into tiny pieces?
a)
slice
b)
dice
c)
flake
d)
sear
17.
What does it mean to combine mixtures by gently cutting down through the mixture and turning over near the surface using a rubber spatula or spoon?
a)
fold
b)
whip
c)
cut in
d)
beat
18.
What does it mean to sprinkle with flour and then remove the excess?
a)
flour
b)
brown
c)
dust
d)
blend
19.
What does it mean to pour off excess liquid?
a)
rehydrate
b)
brush
c)
drain
d)
reconstitute
20.
What does it mean to cut into small squares?
a)
cube
b)
blend
c)
sear
d)
score
21.
What does it mean to beat until smooth, soft, light and creamy?
a)
blend
b)
cream
c)
peel
d)
whip
22.
What does it mean to cut food into small pieces with a knife or scissors?
a)
chop
b)
mince
c)
brown
d)
flake
23.

Which of the following do you do in a pan, on the stove?

a)

saute

b)

dice

c)

bake

d)

boil

24.

What is the difference between boil and simmer?

a)

simmer is not hot

b)

boil is very hot

c)

simmer has more bubbles

d)

boil has more bubles

25.

Food that is fried is usually cooked in __________

a)

water

b)

milk

c)

oil

d)

cream

26.

If meat in the oven is being cooked from above, it is being ___________.

a)

Sauteed

b)

fried

c)

boiled

d)

broiled

27.

It is important to ________ the contents in the pot when making a stew, so that the heavier ingredients don't stick to the bottom and burn.

a)

chop

b)

blend

c)

slice

d)

stir

28.

Roasted potatoes are prepared in the __________.

a)

microwave

b)

pot

c)

stove

d)

oven

29.

To make onion rings, you must first __________ a whole onion into thick rings, then deep-fry in hot oil.

a)

slice

b)

dice

c)

chop

d)

saute

30.
What does it mean to cook in a little hot fat until the food's surface is brown?
a)
sear
b)
pare
c)
brown
d)
score
31.
What does it mean to mix very fast using a spoon and a quick over-and-over motion?
a)
beat
b)
garnish
c)
blend
d)
sear
32.

Mixing solid shortening into a flour mixture using two knifes or a pastry blender to cut through the shortening. This mixing technique is called:

a)

blend

b)

whip

c)

cut in

d)

stir

33.

The first step in any mixing method is to...

a)

Mix together all ingredients.

b)

Accurately measure all ingredients.

c)

Count your ingredients.

d)

Make a well in the dry ingredients.

34.

To mix fast bringing the contents to the top of the bowl and back down again. (spoons, rotary beaters, or electric mixers are used for this). This is called:

a)

whip

b)

beat

c)

stir

35.

beat a mixture until is it light and fluffy using a spoon or electric mixer. Emphasis on LIGHT and FLUFFY.

a)

beat

b)

cream

c)

stir

36.

to scrape food against holes of a grater making thin pieces

a)

grate

b)

blend

c)

brown

37.

to cook under direct heat

a)

blend

b)

broil

c)

brown

38.

To cook in a small amount of fat in a skillet

a)

Scallop

b)

saute

c)

fry

d)

bake

39.

To cut or chop into very small pieces, usually garlic,.

a)

chop

b)

cube

c)

mince

d)

cut

40.

To cook slowly just below the boiling point.

a)

boil

b)

bake

c)

simmer

d)

cook