Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
For the salad, please ............... the tomatoes into small pieces.
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We say chop when we cut food into small pieces with a knife.
Could you ............... the soup for five minutes so it stays hot?
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Simmer means cook gently just below boiling.
This bread is very hard. I think it is ............... .
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Stale means not fresh anymore, especially for bread.
Before you fry the fish, ............... it with a little salt and pepper.
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Season means add salt, pepper, or spices for flavor.
The recipe says to ............... the onions in butter until they are soft.
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Saute means cook quickly in a little oil or butter.
To make mashed potatoes, first ............... the potatoes in a pot of water.
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Boil is the common cooking method for potatoes before mashing.
Please ............... the cheese on top of the pasta, not in big chunks.
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Grate means rub cheese against a grater to make small pieces.
I need one ............... of milk for the pancakes, not a whole bottle.
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A cup is a common cooking measure for liquids in recipes.
The cake is ready when you ............... it and it springs back.
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Press is used to check if a cake feels firm and springs back.
After you wash the rice, ............... it well so there is no extra water.
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Drain means let the water run out through a strainer or colander.
For this sauce, you can use ............... oil, but not butter.
Select 2 answers.
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Olive oil and vegetable oil are both types of oil used for cooking.
For breakfast, I usually have ............... with milk and a banana.
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Oatmeal is a common breakfast food eaten with milk or fruit.
Done.
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Answers
- For the salad, please chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
- Could you simmer the soup for five minutes so it stays hot?
- This bread is very hard. I think it is stale .
- Before you fry the fish, season it with a little salt and pepper.
- The recipe says to saute the onions in butter until they are soft.
- To make mashed potatoes, first boil the potatoes in a pot of water.
- Please grate the cheese on top of the pasta, not in big chunks.
- I need one cup of milk for the pancakes, not a whole bottle.
- The cake is ready when you press it and it springs back.
- After you wash the rice, drain it well so there is no extra water.
- For this sauce, you can use vegetable oil, but not butter.
For this sauce, you can use olive oil, but not butter. - For breakfast, I usually have oatmeal with milk and a banana.
