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Reading a Recipe

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a recipe?

a)

Also called a cookbook

b)

A piece of paper used in preparing food

c)

A set of directions used in preparing food

d)

Something in a cookbook

2.

Recipes are most commonly found in...

a)

A cookbook

b)

A newspaper

c)

Your friends

d)

The internet

3.

What is mise en place?

a)

French for stay in place while cooking

b)

French for have all your ingredients ready before starting

c)

Latin for my place

d)

Latin for cooking has a place

4.

The first thing to do when you get a recipe is

a)

Get out all of your ingredients

b)

Pre-heat the oven

c)

Read the full recipe

d)

Wash your hands

5.

You should always follow a recipe by

a)

Which step takes the longest first

b)

In sequential order

c)

Which step is the quickest first

d)

Which step is the easiest first

6.

Which part of a recipe tests how much you know about equipment and techniques?

a)

ingredients

b)

yield

c)

measurements

d)

directions

7.

Preparation and cooking time is about

a)

How long it takes to do the grocery shopping

b)

Step-by-step instructions for preparation

c)

The amount of time it will take to prepare a recipe

d)

The number of serving suggestions

8.

How much the Recipe makes is called the…

a)

Preheat temperature

b)

Serving size

c)

Batch

d)

yield

9.
Important to ensure you have all the tools, supplies, and ingredients for a recipe. Also useful to determine if you like the recipe and have the skill set to carry out the preparation process.
a)
kitchen inventory inspection 
b)
measuring properly 
c)
reading the recipe 
10.

Ingredients are listed:

a)

In order of use

b)

In order of weight

c)

In order of amount

d)

In alphabetical order

11.

“4 dozen cookies” is the

a)

ingredients

b)

abbreviations

c)

yield

d)

equivalents

12.

Making something from scratch is to...

a)

Measuring it all by yourself

b)

NOT get it out of the box

c)

Put all ingredients together yourself

d)

Know how to combine ingredients

13.
Tell you how much of a food item is used in the recipe.
a)
Measurements 
b)
Ingredients 
c)
Directions 
14.

Which part of a recipe would someone with an allergy need to be most aware ?

a)

directions

b)

yield

c)

ingredients

d)

abbreviations

15.
Can help give you a better idea of what a food item will/should look like once it is finished and served.
a)
Title 
b)
Ingredients
c)
Directions 
d)
Picture 
16.
Abbreviation for cup
a)
T, Tbs, Tbsp
b)
t, tsp
c)
c
17.
Abbreviation for Tablespoon 
a)
T, Tbs, Tbsp
b)
t, tsp
c)
C
18.
Abbreviation for teaspoon
a)
T, Tbs, Tbsp
b)
t, tsp
c)
c