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Year 8 Food so far...

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Starch is a Carbohydrate

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Flour is made up of starch molecules

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When flour is mixed with a liquid and heated, as in a sauce, the mixture will thicken. This is called_________

a)

Thickening

b)

Viscosity

c)

Gelatinisation

d)

Rue

4.

Which ingredient is the one that thickens the sauce?

a)

Milk

b)

Butter

c)

Cheese

d)

Flour

5.

Making a sauce requires a liquid and thickener, which is not a thickener?

a)

Cream

b)

Milk

c)

Deglaze of a pan (gelatine from the browned meat to create a jus)

d)

Starch

6.

The liquid is heated…

At ______ degrees the starch begins to swell.

a)

35

b)

60

c)

80

d)

100

7.

The liquid is heated…

At ______ degrees all starch have swollen and some have burst.

a)

35

b)

85

c)

55

d)

100

8.

When the starch grains burst the liquid thickens and will set. What is released?

a)

Gas

b)

Air

c)

Gel

d)

Solid

9.
What is the ratio of a roux?
a)
1:1 Flour : Butter(Fat)
b)
1:2 Flour : Butter(Fat)
c)
1:3 Butter(Fat) : Flour
d)
2:1 Flour : Butter(Fat)
10.

Gelatinised mixture will become thick and when cooled, the mixture will turn into a semi-rigid gel. What is this food reaction called?

a)

Dextrinisation

b)

Gelation

c)

Gelatinisation

d)

Caramelisation

11.

Caramelisation usually occurs on the surface of which food products?

a)

Ice-cream

b)

Biscuits

c)

Cake

d)

Custard cream

12.

Which of the answers below is the expected flavour, aroma and colour for caramelised food?

a)

Nutty flavour, fruity aroma and pale colour.

b)

Nutty flavour, sweet aroma and golden brown colour.

c)

Sharp flavour, sweet aroma and golden brown colour.

d)

Tangy flavour, sweet aroma and pale colour.

13.

Which of these statements on gelatinsation reaction is incorrect?

a)

When gelatinised mixture is cooled, it turns into a gel.

b)

When starch is heated in liquid, the starch granules will absorb the liquid.

c)

Starch is released into the surrounding which will thicken the liquid.

d)

Further heating will cause the starch granules to swell and burst.

14.

Which one of these is not a method of sauce making

a)

Roux

b)

Veloute

c)

All in one

d)

two part mix

15.

Which is not a starch that can be used in the sauce?

a)

Arrow Root

b)

Corn Flour

c)

Potato

d)

Butter

16.

Gluten is a protein which allow bread to:

a)

Rise and expand

b)

Stretch and grow

c)

Shrink and stretch

d)

Grow

17.

The name of the process when fat shortens gluten strands in pastry making is:

a)

Gelatinisation

b)

Dextrinisation

c)

Caramelisation

d)

Shortening

18.

Air can be trapped in a mixture by:

a)

Whisking eggs

b)

Sieving flour

c)

Creaming Fat and Sugar

d)

All of these

19.

Which is the main raising agent used when making bread?

a)

Bicarbonate of Soda

b)

Yeast

c)

Steam

d)

Air

20.

What conditions does yeast need to make it work?

a)

Warmth, moisture, salt and time

b)

Warmth, moisture, sugar or starch and time

c)

Warmth, moisture, salt or starch and time

d)

Cold, moisture, sugar or starch and time

21.
If we eat too much carbohydrate it is stored in the body as ___?
a)
fat
b)
extra cells
c)
flouride
22.
The simple sugar in milk is ________.
a)
lactose
b)
maltose
c)
sucrose
d)
fructose
23.

Which flour has more protein?

a)

Bread Flour

b)

Cake Flour