Lab Activity 2: Everyday Contexts for Reading

Chapter 1: A System for Skilled Reading
Lab Activity 2: Everyday Contexts for Reading

Objective
To see how a reading system for skilled readers can be applied to everyday activities.

Step 2: Answer the following questions about the pound cake recipe in your book. Your instructor will tell you whether to write your answers in your book or to submit your answers online for electronic grading.

6. Surveying the recipe would be important in order to know to

a. preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

b. know what ingredients you would need.

c. be sure the eggs and oleo are at room temperature.

d. remember not to overbeat the batter with grease-free beaters and grease-free bowl.

e. all of the above.

7. The word oleo probably refers to a kind of

a. flour.

b. margarine.

c. egg.

d. sugar.

e. vanilla.

8. The word soda probably refers to

a. flavored water.

b. any kind of carbonated beverage.

c. baking soda.

d. baking powder.

e. salt.

9. The ingredient "5 eggs, separated" requires

a. placing the eggs in various parts of the kitchen to allow them to warm up.

b. holding the eggs in separate hands to allow them to warm up.

c. putting the egg yolk in one bowl and the egg white in the other.

d. cracking all the eggs into a bowl at the same time.

e. none of the above.

10. What pattern of organization does a recipe follow?

a. addition

b. time

c. process

d. classification

e. comparison and contrast