Food for Today ©2010

Game Center :

Practice Quizzes

1
Which of the following fruits is a drupe?
A)Strawberry
B)Apple
C)Apricot
D)Banana
2
Which of the following nutrients is not found in fruit?
A)Fats
B)Carbohydrates
C)Vitamins
D)Minerals
3
How would you tell if the starch in a banana is beginning turn to sugar?
A)There are black spots on the peel.
B)The peel is bright yellow.
C)The peel is green.
D)The peel is black.
4
You purchases some under ripe peaches. What should you not do?
A)Store them at room temperature.
B)Put them in a brown paper bag with an apple.
C)Put them in the refrigerator.
D)Place them in a plastic bag in which you have made holes.
5
Which of the following would not adversely affect the price of peaches?
A)a late freeze in the growing area
B)July
C)as pest infestation in the orchards
D)December
6
Bridget is going to use an apple in a fruit salad. What should she do first?
A)Wash the apple under cool, running water.
B)Soak the apple in lemon juice before paring it.
C)Scrub the apple with a wire brush.
D)Wash the apple in detergent.
7
Which of the following juices will not prevent a sliced apple from turning brown?
A)Grape
B)Orange
C)Lemon
D)Grapefruit
8
Frozen fruits do not compare favorably with fresh fruits in which way?
A)Nutrients
B)Taste
C)Texture
D)Availability
9
Which quality should you look for in dried fruit?
A)The fruit should be hard and inflexible.
B)The fruit should be preserved with sulphur dioxide.
C)The color should be bright.
D)The fruit should be fortified with vitamins.
10
It is best to pare only a thin layer of skin from a fruit because
A)the skin in inedible.
B)it preserves the nutrients in the fruit.
C)the skin may be dirty.
D)paring allows the fruit to turn brown.
Glencoe Online Learning CenterFamily & Consumer Sciences HomeProduct InfoSite MapContact Us

The McGraw-Hill CompaniesGlencoe

Please read our Terms of Use and Privacy Notice before you explore our Web site. To report a technical problem with this Web site, please contact the Web Producer.