How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? Review

What is the main idea of p. 286?

• The best part of the day is lunchtime.

• Parents pack tasty food in lunchboxes.

• Food doesn't grow in stores.

• The food is probably from a grocery.

While ripening, what color changes do tomatoes go through?

• Yellow, then green, then scarlet

• Green, then orange, then red

• Yellow, then green, then red

• They are always red.

What happens right before the farmer sends the wheat to a flour mill?

• Seeds are planted.

• Stalks grow taller and taller.

• Wheat is harvested.

• The grain is ground into flour.

Carrots grow in all of the following EXCEPT

• The ground

• In fields

• In the spring and summer

• In trees

On p. 291, what does the word "rennet" mean?

• Something that animals use to digest milk (that helps people digest it too)

• It changes into bits called curds

• It makes the cheese feel tingly on your tongue

• Bacteria is added to the milk

Why is the apple juice warmed up before it is packaged?

• Some people like warm apple cider.

• It makes mashing the apples easier.

• To destroy any germs

• It washes the apples faster.

When do farmers know when to harvest carrots?

• When they see long rows of feathery leaves

• When the carrottops push out of the ground

• When they turn orange

• In the late summer

Why do pickers have to wear gloves when they pick clementines?

• So fruit isn't bruised

• So their hands don't get stained orange

• So the prickly flowers don't poke them

• So the fruit stays clean

stalk

• A. lumps that form in milk when it turns sour

• B. a bright shade of red

• C. a group of trees that are close together

• D. a group of foods made with milk products or a place where milk is prepared for drinking or is made into other products like butter, cream, or cheese

• E. the main part of a plant

dairy

• A. lumps that form in milk when it turns sour

• B. a bright shade of red

• C. a group of trees that are close together

• D. a group of foods made with milk products or a place where milk is prepared for drinking or is made into other products like butter, cream, or cheese

• F. something that feels prickly or stings a little