1. What is the connection between the 4th and 5th paragraphs?

they show the sequence (order) of events

they show a problem and solution

2. What could be used instead of buckets to collect the sap?

a filter to remove sugar crystals

3. Why shouldn’t you collect sap from a tree that is sprouting buds?

it is not ready to leave the tree

the tree does not have anymore sap

4. How do the photographs in this article help you better understand how maple syrup is made? Select all that apply.

The pictures help me understand what a "tap" looks like.

The pictures help me understand what an evaporator looks like.

The pictures help me understand how maple syrup is bottled.

The pictures help me understand what a filter looks like.

They do not help the reader better understand the article.

2. Why does it take so much sap to make a small amount of syrup?

because sap is mostly water, and water evaporates as it's turned into syrup

because sap is too sweet to eat

because sap is hard to get out of the tree

3. What does an evaporator do?

it heats the sap, so the water can evaporate

it removes the dirt from the sap

it pours maple syrup into the containers

4. What happens right before the syrup is poured into containers for sale?

it goes through a filter to remove any crystals

it is filtered to remove any dirt

it is poured into an evaporator

1. Which of the following is NOT a detail from the text?

When sap is removed from a tree, it is put in a bottle and sold at the store.

Smaller trees only have 1 tap and bigger trees can have more than 1 tap.

It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.

The temperature needs to be below freezing overnight and above freezing the next day for sap to flow.

2. The text gives the steps needed to collect sap and turn it into maple syrup. Is it important these steps are done in order or can they be mixed up?

The steps cannot be mixed up because the order is important to successfully make maple syrup.

The steps can be mixed up and maple syrup can still be made.

The steps can be mixed up, but the maple syrup might taste bitter.

The steps cannot be mixed up because sap is only collected in the winter.

3. According to the text, how do you know if you’re eating real maple syrup?

Real maple syrup only has one ingredient: maple syrup!

All syrup at the grocery store is real maple syrup.

You have to watch it come out of the tap to make sure it’s real.

You have to taste the syrup to be able to tell if it’s real.

4. What is “tapping the tree”?

the process of getting sap out of a tree

knocking on the tree to see if there is sap in it

cutting the tree in half to get sap out of it

Maple Syrup: Tapping into Sweetness

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30 sec • 1 pt

2. What is the connection between these two sentences from the text? 1. First, a hole is drilled into the trunk. 2. Next, a short hollow tube is hammered into the hole

one is a cause and one is an effect

one is a problem and one is a solution

they compare and contrast something

they show the sequence (order) of something

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3. According to the text, what is sap?

maple syrup

a liquid that flows inside the tree

a maple tree

water

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4. According to the text, what is a tap?

a hole drilled into a tree

a short hollow tube

maple syrup

a liquid that flows inside the tree

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1. Does tapping a tree to remove sap harm the tree?

Yes

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2. During what season(s) do trees get tapped?

late winter and early spring

winter

late spring and early summer

fall and winter

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. What is the connection between these two sentences from the text? 1. When sap freezes at night and thaws during the day it creates pressure inside the tree. 2. This pressure causes the sap to flow

they show a cause and effect

they are comparing and contrasting

they show a sequence

they show a problem and a solution

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

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4. What temperature should it be overnight when collecting sap?

above freezing

32 degrees

below freezing

50 degrees

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