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WorksheetsFood Alchemy
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 31mins
What is the topic of "The Secret of Candy Alchemy"?
how sugar was invented
how candy is made
why candy tastes sweet
why scientists study candy
In the paragraph found in the image, which sentence reveals how sugar is made?
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Why did medieval apothecaries think fruit preserves were “an immortality elixir for fruit”? *Look up immortality to help you.
Extending life was the focus of apothecaries.
Cooking fruit in sugar syrup keeps the fruit fresh.
Adding sugar makes fruit more nutritious.
Adding water to fruit makes the fruit last longer.
In the paragraph shown you can see the words “al-jabr” and “al-kimia” in italics.
What would be a logical guess about information the paragraph will include?
A story is told in which a character shouts unusual words.
A non-English word related to “alchemy” will be mentioned.
The discussion of candy will be paused so that the author can explore the Arabic language.
Further foreign roots for the word “candy” are presented
Read the following sentence:
European monarchs and their vassals eagerly plundered this treasure trove of knowledge, packing it up and shipping it home wrapped in its Arabic names.
What does this sentence mean?
European kings came in big ships, stole the secrets of candy-making, and used pages from Arabic dictionaries to wrap up the candy and mail it home.
European kings came in big ships, wrapped up all the candy they could find, and sent it home in paper with Arabic words on it.
European kings and their servants found a treasure chest containing Arabic texts detailing how to make candy and shipped them home.
European kings and their servants were excited to bring home knowledge of candy-making and the Arabic words that describe it.
Which sentence from the paragraph explains the meaning of this sentence: “Medieval alchemists were bamboozled by candy’s many moods.” Use your dictionary tool to help.
“Candy-making offered its own tantalizing rewards—and not just because it produced tasty results.”
“Still other times they got brittle, sharp-edged solids.”
“They didn’t know why boiled sugar did all the things that it did.”
“Sugar had those intriguing medicinal properties.”
Review this paragraph from the passage. Which one sentence best summarizes Candy Secret #1.
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Review these paragraphs from the passage. Choose the sentence that best summarizes these two paragraphs.
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Review this paragraph from the passage. Choose the sentence that best summarizes the paragraph.
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Choose two of the following that medieval alchemists believed about candy and sugar that we now know are not true.
Sugar’s health benefits were viewed as practically miraculous as it could heal many illnesses.
Countless hours were spent seeking recipes for elixirs that might bring about immortality.
A cool-down with disturbances produces the smooth, creamy texture of candies like fondant and fudge.
Burnt sugar is not actual “gold,” as in the precious metal; rather, it is delicious golden caramel.
a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs
apothecary
doctor
surgeon
optometrist
Something added to make up for something missing
subsided
detergent
anticipant
supplement
relating to or involved in the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.
precipitation
condensation
atmospheric
photosynthetic
cause to change in form, character, or function
repulse
repel
divergent
convert
A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
opinionated
underwhelming
dud
phenomenon
the spontaneous passage, or diffusion, of water through a selectively permeable membrane
photosynthetic
exotic
osmosis
immortality
Lasting or living forever
mortals
immortality
zombious
egregious
an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone
multifunction
mystique
memorabilia
mentality
(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
an adverb meaning mysterious
an adjective meaning exotic
an adjeverb meaning foreign
a noun meaning I got this one wrong
to remove or take out
invade
invasive
extract
explicit
Kings and queens
monarchs
priests
peasants
nobles
Took goods by force
plundered
implemented
compiled
leased
dug or searched; example: We ____ into the research for our project.
delved
repelled
deterred
revolted
