MCA Reading Practice 1

1. Where do cacao trees grow?

• Asia and the United States

• Central and South America, Africa and Asia

• South America and Mexico

• South America and Mexico

Where does chocolate come from?

• Pinto beans

• Butterbeans

• Lima beans

• Cocoa beans

How are these beans dried?

• By boiling in a pan

• By roasting in a dryer

• By baking in the sun

• By baking in an oven

What is unsweetened chocolate?

• It is another name for milk chocolate.

• It is another name for cocoa.

• It is another name for bitter chocolate.

• It is another name for a candy bar

A milk chocolate candy bar needs to contain

• Sugar and cocoa butter

• Sugar and milk

• Sugar, vanilla and cocoa butter

• Sugar, vanilla, cocoa butter and milk

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

How is the chocolate that candy bar makers buy sold to them?

• As processed milk chocolate

• As cocoa powder

• As cocoa butter

• As cocoa beans

Which of the following vegetables are root crops?

• Tomatoes

• Green beans

• Beets

• Corn

Pioneer families had a hard time gardening because

• They didn’t know how to plant a garden

• They had to break up native sod

• There wasn’t enough rain

• Their dogs didn’t know how to help

What kind of dogs are Fritz and Heidi?

• German shepherds

• Labrador retrievers

• German short-hair pointers

• Australian shepherds

Did Heidi help with the gardening?

• Yes, she stayed close by and helped.

• . Yes, she stayed close by and napped.

• No, she stayed at home instead.

• No, she went exploring instead.