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Food Preservation Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is food preservation?

a)

Serving food cold

b)

Preventing food from spoilage

c)

Making food taste better

d)

Cooking food faster

2.

What does food preservation help to reduce?

a)

Food temperature

b)

Food color

c)

Food flavor

d)

Food waste

3.

Which method uses salt to preserve food?

a)

Drying

b)

Salting

c)

Sugaring

d)

Fermentation

4.

What does drying do to food?

a)

Makes food spicy

b)

Removes water content

c)

Changes food color

d)

Adds moisture

5.

Which method creates a high sugar environment?

a)

Drying

b)

Sugaring

c)

Refrigeration

d)

Salting

6.

What does vacuum packing do?

a)

Removes oxygen from packaging

b)

Cooks food

c)

Adds air to food

d)

Makes food cold

7.

What is refrigeration used for?

a)

Storing food at low temperature

b)

Adding flavor to food

c)

Cooking food

d)

Drying food

8.

What does freezing do to microorganisms?

a)

Changes their color

b)

Makes them taste better

c)

Stops them from growing

d)

Helps them grow

9.

What is an example of a food preserved by sugaring?

a)

Salted fish

b)

Jams

c)

Cheese

d)

Pickles

10.

What does salting do to moisture?

a)

Changes moisture to gas

b)

Keeps moisture the same

c)

Draws out moisture

d)

Adds moisture

11.

What is one benefit of food preservation?

a)

Makes food spoil faster

b)

Increases food waste

c)

Maintains nutritional value

d)

Reduces food safety

12.

What is smoking used for?

a)

Preserving food with smoke

b)

Cooking food quickly

c)

Adding color to food

d)

Making food cold

13.

What does fermentation do?

a)

Changes food texture

b)

Makes food spicy

c)

Preserves food using bacteria

d)

Adds sugar to food

14.

What is one method of modern food preservation?

a)

Sun drying

b)

Canning

c)

Sugaring

d)

Salting

15.

What is the purpose of food preservation?

a)

To make food taste bad

b)

To serve food cold

c)

To make food look pretty

d)

To prevent spoilage and waste