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Inc-egg-ible Eggs!

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this part of the egg called?

a)

Egg white

b)

Egg yolk

c)

Shell

2.

If an egg floats in a glass of water, it is....

a)

Fresh

b)

Stale

3.

If an egg sinks in a glass of water, it is...

a)

Fresh

b)

Stale

4.
What egg structure holds the yolk in the center by anchoring and supporting it?
a)
Albumen
b)
Chalaza
c)
Yolk
d)
Air cell
5.
The egg "white" is actually called the _______
a)
Albumen
b)
Shell
c)
Chalaza
d)
Yolk
6.
Which part of the egg?
a)
Yolk
b)
Chalazae
c)
Thin Albumen
d)
Thick Albumen
7.

What holds the yolk in place and is stronger when the egg is fresh?

a)

chalazae

b)
albumen
c)

yolk membrane

d)
air cell
8.

What is the best way to store an egg?

a)

room temperature and covered

b)

refrigerated and uncovered

c)

room temperature and uncovered

d)

refrigerated and covered

9.

True or false-the air cell grows larger as an egg ages.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which part of the egg?

a)

shell

b)

yolk

c)

albumin

d)

calaza

11.
Shell color does not affect the nutritive value or quality of eggs.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

A quality indicator for an egg shell is that it should be clean, strong and slightly rough?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What shape should an egg shell be? Tick all correct answers

a)

Oval with one end pointed and the other end blunt

b)

Round and fat

c)

Uniform and not distorted

d)

Long and uneven

14.

What should you check before you use an egg? Tick all correct answers

a)

That it floats in water

b)

That it isn't cracked

c)

That it is clean

15.

What should the texture of an egg shell feel like?

a)

Bumpy

b)

Smooth

c)

Slightly rough

16.

What is a quality indicator for an egg white if it is fresh and cracked on a plate?

a)

Strong white with separate layers of thick and thin white

b)

The thin and thick white should be runny

c)

No difference between the thick and thin white

d)

The thin white should be jelly like in appearance

17.

What is a quality indicator for the appearance of an egg yolk if it is fresh?

a)

It should be runny and spreading into the white

b)

It should be round, flat, and sit off centre

c)

It should be round, sit high and be centred in the middle of the white

d)

The should be flat and sitting in the middle of the white

18.

As an egg gets older water from the white will start to penetrate the yolk making it thinner and less stable?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How long should a soft boiled egg be cooked for?

a)

3-5 mins

b)

5-7 mins

c)

8-10 mins

20.

What method of boiling eggs allows for precise timing?

a)

Putting an egg in warm water and boiling for half the time

b)

Putting an egg into cold water and bringing to the boil then timing

c)

Putting the egg into boiling water and timing from when it entres the water

21.

Which method of cooking eggs do you slip the eggs into a pan of simmering water at 80℃?

a)

Frying

b)

Scrambling

c)

Boiling

d)

Poaching

22.

When is a fried egg ready?

a)

When the white is cooked and the yolk starts to thicken

b)

When the white is set and the yolk is hard

c)

When the white is set and the yolk is runny

d)

When the white is jelly like and the yok is runny

23.

Overcooking a boiled egg results in

a)

An egg that is easy to peel

b)

A runny egg yolk

c)

Soft shells and hard to peel eggs

d)

The yolk to have a dark green ring around it

24.

The best temperature to poach an egg is

a)

60℃

b)

70℃

c)

80℃

d)

90℃

25.

What is it called when you put a lid over your frying pan when cooking fried egg?

a)

Poaching

b)

Steam frying

c)

Hard frying