2014 Year 3 NAPLAN- Chocolate trees

The three headings provide information about

• three types of cacao tree

• three stages of growth of the cacao tree

• three different types of chocolate

• three stages in making chocolate

People do not climb cacao trees because

• the trees are too tall

• the trees are easily broken

• the trees trunks are slippery

• the tree trunks are covered in pods

What happens first?

• the seeds are dried

• the pods are picked

• the beans are crushed

• the pulp is scooped out

Most cocoa beans now come from

• Central America

• South America

• West Africa

• Australia

At which stage go you get cocoa beans?

• when the pod is opened

• when the pulp is removed

• when the seeds become hard

• when the beans are processed

Which question is not answered by this text?

• where did cacao trees first grow?

• what makes cacao seeds taste bitter?

• how are cacao pods picked from the trees?

• why are cacao seeds left in piles for seven days?

Ingredients added to the cocoa beans will change the chocolate's flavour. According to the text, what else can affect the chocolate's flavour?