WorksheetsComprehension
Total questions: 2
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
Pizza is certainly one of the world's favourite foods. But where does pizza come from? And who made the first one? In fact, people have been making pizza for a very long time. In the Stone Age, people cooked grains on hot rocks to make dough- the basic ingredient of pizza. Over time, people used the dough as a plate, covering it with various other foods, herbs, and spices. They had developed the world's first pizza. In the early 16th century, European explorers brought back the first tomatoes from the Americas. Tomatoes are a standard ingredient today. At first, however, most Europeans thought tomatoes were poisonous (in fact, only tomato leaves and roots are). For about 200 years, few people ate tomatoes because it was thought they would die if they ate them. Slowly, people learned that tomatoes were safe to eat, as well as tasty. In the early 19th century, cooks in Naples, Italy, started the tradition of putting tomatoes on baking dough. The flat bread soon became popular with poor people all over Naples. In 1830, cooks in Naples took another big step in pizza history-they opened the world's first pizza restaurant.
Today, up to five billion pizzas are served every year around the world. In the U.S. alone, about 350 slices are eaten every second! People may not know it, but every piece is a slice of history.
Summary
Certainly! Pizza dates back to ancient times when people used dough as a base and added various toppings and spices. In the 16th century, European explorers brought tomatoes from the Americas, which became a fundamental ingredient in pizza. In the 19th century, Naples, Italy, pioneered the tradition of putting tomatoes on dough and opened the world's first pizza restaurant in 1830. Today, billions of pizzas are served annually worldwide, making it a staple in global culinary history.
The best title for the passage above could be---
History of Pizza
How to Make Pizza
Pizza restaurants
healthy pizza
The underlined word poisonous in the 2" paragraph is closest in meaning to---
useful
delicious
deadly
expensive
The underlined word they in the 1" paragraph refers to---
foods
herbs
spices
people
Tomatoes were first brought to Europe by---
explorers
farmers
businessmen
cooks
According the 1" paragraph, you can never make a pizza without---
spices
dough
tomatoes
herbs
The purpose of the writer in writing this text is to----
warn the reader about eating pizza
explain to the reader the benefits of eating pizza
persuade the reader to eat more pizza
inform the reader about pizza
Did you know that dolphins are mammals? The word "mammals" means that they give birth and feed their young with milk. A dolphin breathes through a hole on top of its head. They have to come up to the surface to breathe. Most dolphins surface every few minutes, but they can stay under water for up to 15 minutes. Dolphins' colour is generally grey with darker backs than the rest of their bodies. Dolphins have a thick layer of fat under their skin. They need it to keep warm because they don't have fur like land animals. Dolphins live in families which are usually led by a female dolphin. The dolphins in a family help each other, for example when raising their young. When travelling or hunting, several families might join together to make a larger group, also known as a school of dolphins. Most dolphin species have a long lifespan. In the wild, dolphins can live up to 50 years old, although the average age is 17 years. Dolphins use echolocation to navigate and to find food :fish. Dolphins send out clicks that are returned from other objects in the water (just like an echo). This way a dolphin can locate food, other dolphins, or rocks. Dolphins live in seawater but there are some species that live in fresh water: the river dolphins. Unfortunately, river dolphins are endangered and it is feared that one species, the "baiji", has already died out.
Summary
Dolphins are mammals that give birth and feed their young with milk. They breathe through a hole on top of their head and must surface every few minutes to breathe. They typically have a grey coloration with a thick layer of fat under their skin for warmth. Dolphins live in family groups led by a female and often cooperate when raising their young. They may join together with other families to form larger groups known as schools. Most dolphin species have a long lifespan, with some living up to 50 years in the wild. Dolphins use echolocation to navigate and find food, emitting clicks that bounce off objects in the water. While most dolphins live in seawater, some species inhabit freshwater, though these are endangered, with the baiji potentially extinct.
The main idea of the 2nd paragraph is---
what colour dolphins look like
how dolphins live in families or groups
where dolphins look for and find their food
why dolphins face the danger of dying out
The underlined word " species " in the 2nd paragraph means---
types
rivers
bodies
babies
The underlined word it refers to----
a hole
a thick layer of fat
their skin
Dolphins are considered mammals because they : ---
give birth and feed their young with milk
come up to the surface to breathe
live in fresh and warm water
All of the following are true(Except)
When travelling ,families join together
most dolphin species have a long lifespan
Dolphins families are usually led by a male dolphin
What is the purpose of the passage----
compare between the dolphins
give information about one sea animal :the dolphin
descirbe the features of sea life
