Unit 10 Reading Review (Extra)
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- The phrase "little black gems" refers to what?
- trips
- truffles
- foodstuffs
- cycle tours
- Reread the sentence.
- What does the "the latter" in paragraph 4 refer to?
- Perigord
- Provence
- Umbria
- Piedmont
- Look up the meaning of "latter" in an online dictionary.
- Which of the following starred phrases DOES NOT refer to truffles?
Starred = *phrase*
- The tours enable you to not only hunt for truffles but also to buy, cook with and gorge on *the delicacy*.
- ...watched intently as his two truffle hounds almost immediately sniffed out *their quarry*...
- *They* take place three times a year during truffle season...
- Of course, you could try to save money by gathering *your own* in the wild
- Find the referent for each phrase.
- In which sentence is the idiom "in your element" used correctly?
- He's only in his element when he does physics; he failed that class twice already.
- You're in your element when you speak Korean, since you are Thai.
- When she's in a pool, Lee is really in her element – she swims like a fish!
- The chef was in his element when he cooked the poisonous fish, because he had never done it before.
- Find the meaning of "in your element".
- The following sentence in paragraph 3, "The fungus has to be gathered this way, and commands such a premium because it's virtually impossible to cultivate" means ___.
- Hunting for truffles is dangerous and difficult.
- There is only one way to gather truffles.
- Truffles can only be collected, not grown, which is why they are expensive.
- It's almost impossible to find truffles under trees, so they cost a lot.
- Find the meaning of "premium" and "cultivate".
- What can be inferred about Tuber magnatum or the white truffle?
- People are willing to pay a lot of money for white truffles.
- Umbria and Piedmont are the only places white truffles are found.
- Italians have a lot of money to burn on white truffles.
- White truffles taste better than black truffles.
- This is the only thing you know for sure.
- Where would be the best place to insert this sentence: "Do you think prices for truffles are too high for you?"
- Before the first sentence of the text
- After the sentence "...a variety that can fetch up to $1,600 a kilo"
- At the end of paragraph 3
- At the beginning of paragraph 5
- Look at the first sentence of paragraph 5. Pay attention to "however".
- In which sentence is the word "raiding" used the same way as in the text?
- I saw my sister raiding the refrigerator for snacks.
- When the authorities finished raiding the house, they found three illegal guns.
- Someone has been raiding our school cafeteria every night; there are always forks missing.
- The army will be raiding the enemy's camp to capture their general.
- How is "raiding" used in paragraph 1?
- What is NOT needed for truffles to grow?
- humans
- appropriate weather
- correct soil conditions
- oak, lime, or hazel trees
- What does "cultivate" mean? Can truffles be cultivated?
- What is the tone of the last sentence of the text: "The last person you want to offend is a trufficulteur with a gun"?
- optimistic
- playful
- cautionary
- frightened
- Read the beginning of the text again. Does the author want this to happen to you? Check the meaning of "cautionary".
