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PASSAGE 1 Study the poster below and answer the questions that follow. A B C D

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26. What does the word 'optional' mean? A The ingredient is necessary. B The ingredient should not be added in. C The ingredient can be added in or left out. D It is the main ingredient. 27. Why should the potatoes be boiled till soft and the eggs boiled till hard? A It is easier to cut them up. B It is easier to mash them up. C It is easier to bake them. D It is easier to roll them. 28. Which ingredient do you think makes the biscuit crispy? A Oatmeal B Flour C Baking powder D Sesame seeds B C B A PASSAGE 2 Read the notes below and answer the questions that follow. Chocolate Trivia

25. To prepare Potato Salad, one would require

Great chocolate manufacturers choose their beans in the same way winemakers choose their grape varieties - with great care and a lot of thoughts to make sure of the quality of the final products. Wicker baskets filled with cacao beans were among the gifts which the Aztecs of South America offered to the Spanish conquistadors.

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A B C C PASSAGE 3 Read the recipe below and answer the questions that follow. Coconut Cupcakes in Chocolate Sauce Ingredients 100 gm butter at room temperature 100 gm castor sugar 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 eggs 200 gm plain flour sifted with 1 tsp baking powder 1/3 cup milk 1 bar cooking chocolate 1 tbsp butter 2 cups grated coconut Method 1. Heat oven to 180degree C. Line muffin tins with paper baking cups. 2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar with hand mixer until very light and fluffy, for about five minutes. 3. With the mixer running on low, add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. 4. Add in vanilla essence, flour and milk and mix well. 5. Spoon batter into muffin cup, filling each to cm below the top. 6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cupcakes are just brown around edges and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. 7. Cool the cakes on a rack. 8. To prepare chocolate sauce, combine butter and chocolate in a saucepan and cook till chocolate melts to become a sauce. 9. In batches, dip the cup cakes into the chocolate sauce and then roll them in the coconut until well coated. 25. Why should butter be kept at room temperature? A To be beaten up with other ingredients smoothly

For the Aztecs, chocolate was a luxury and the cacao beans were like gold, a rare commodity that served as both a currency and gifts for kings and gods. The Aztecs used to prepare a drink for the gods made up of ground cacao bean paste mixed with spices and corn. In 1900, Queen Victoria sent her New Year's greetings to the British troops stationed in South Africa during the Boer War in the form of a specially moulded chocolate bar. The fruits of the cacao tree, which take the form of pods, are very colourful - from bright red to lemon yellow. (Adapted from Sunday Mail, 12 Feb 2006)

25. How should cocoa beans be selected for chocolate manufacturing? A Great care and a lot of thought B Carefully and quickly C Impulsively and thoughtlessly D Lovingly and compulsively 26. What were the two uses of cacao beans for the Aztecs? A Gold and drink B Money and gifts C Offerings to gods and kings D Drink and food 27. What were the ingredients in the drink offered by the Aztecs to the gods? A Ground cacao bean paste and corn B Ground cacao bean paste with spices C Ground cacao bean paste, spices and corn 28. What present did the soldiers in South Africa receive from Queen Victoria? A Christmas tree B Cacao tree C Greetings and chocolate bar D Greetings and cacao fruits

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B Can stick with other ingredients C To allow them to melt into oil 26. Butter and sugar should be beaten together until they are A completely melted B light and fluffy C heavy and lumpy D watery and light 27. The batter should be spooned into muffin cups up to A half the cup B the brim of the cup C cm below the top D 1 cm below the top 28. Why should the cupcakes be pricked with a toothpick? A To test the taste B To test the texture C To test whether they are cooked D To test their fluffiness A B C C PASSAGE 4 Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow. Process of water purification The main source of water is the river. Water is collected in catchment areas and directed to reservoirs. At the reservoir, the water goes to a treatment plant where it undergoes the processes of coagulation, filtration, fluoridation and chlorination before it is safe for consumption.

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Coagulation - aeration process - water churned - unwanted materials removed - odours reduced - lime and alum added to clump impurities - easy filtration Filtration - several layers of anthracite, fine sand and coarse sand - compact ensures all impurities removed. Fluoridation - fluoride added - prevents tooth decay Chlorination - chloride is added - kills germs and bacteria

25. In which part of the river is water collected before it is sent to the reservoir? A Catchment B Valley C Delta D Banks 26. How many processes does water go through before it can be consumed? A Two B Three C Four D Five

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27. Impurities in water are removed during the process of A coagulation B filtration C fluoridation D chlorination 28. Why should fluoride be added to water? A To help in brushing teeth. B To make it edible C To help against tooth decay D To kill germs and bacteria A C B C

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