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Common Food and Cooking Terms Exercise

February 25, 2026 - A2pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1For the salad, please ............... the tomatoes into small pieces.
Wrong!
Use "chop" for cutting food into small pieces with a knife.
2Could you ............... the soup for five minutes so it stays hot?
Wrong!
Use "simmer" for cooking liquid gently just below boiling point.
3This bread is very hard. I think it is ............... .
Wrong!
Use "stale" for bread that is no longer fresh.
4Before you fry the fish, ............... it with a little salt and pepper.
Wrong!
Use "season" for adding salt, pepper, or spices to food.
5The recipe says to ............... the onions in butter until they are soft.
Wrong!
Use "sauté" for cooking food quickly in a little oil or butter.
6To make mashed potatoes, first ............... the potatoes in a pot of water.
Wrong!
Use "boil" for cooking potatoes in hot water before mashing them.
7Please ............... the cheese on top of the pasta, not in big chunks.
Wrong!
Use "grate" for making cheese into small pieces with a grater.
8I need one ............... of milk for the pancakes, not a whole bottle.
Wrong!
Use "cup" for a common recipe measure for liquids such as milk.
9The cake is ready when you ............... it and it springs back.
Wrong!
Use "press" for gently pushing the cake to check if it springs back.
10After you wash the rice, ............... it well so there is no extra water.
Wrong!
Use "drain" for removing extra water after washing rice.
11For this sauce, you can use ............... oil, but not butter.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "vegetable" and "olive" name common cooking oils.
12For breakfast, I usually have ............... with milk and a banana.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "cereal" and "oatmeal" are natural breakfast foods with milk and a banana.
Done.
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Answers

  1. For the salad, please chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
  2. Could you simmer the soup for five minutes so it stays hot?
  3. This bread is very hard. I think it is stale.
  4. Before you fry the fish, season it with a little salt and pepper.
  5. The recipe says to sauté the onions in butter until they are soft.
  6. To make mashed potatoes, first boil the potatoes in a pot of water.
  7. Please grate the cheese on top of the pasta, not in big chunks.
  8. I need one cup of milk for the pancakes, not a whole bottle.
  9. The cake is ready when you press it and it springs back.
  10. After you wash the rice, drain it well so there is no extra water.
  11. For this sauce, you can use vegetable / olive oil, but not butter.
  12. For breakfast, I usually have cereal / oatmeal with milk and a banana.
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