Excerpt from
"Breakfast Dainties"
The desire of
the average man is to remain in bed until the very last moment. A carefully
prepared breakfast is barely chewed by the late riser, so the best of
housekeepers is discouraged from making one.
In this way she is innocently driven into a rut from which it is difficult to escape, even when proper
occasions present themselves.
The following
recipes and remarks will be valuable assistants to those so in this
situation. They will offer many
practical suggestions to develop skills in this much-neglected branch of
cookery. Avoid asking that innocent but often annoying question, "What shall we have for
breakfast?" Rely upon your own
resources and inventiveness, and you will soon master the situation.
If you’re
busy, try subscribing to a reliable newspaper that makes a specialty of
reporting the latest culinary news.
Steaks and chops can be heroes of the breakfast table, but not if they
are served too much. They can only be
truly appreciated when they are interspersed with lighter dishes.
Reading
Comprehension Questions
1) The author of the above passage probably hopes the reader
will do which of the following?
a.
exercise more and focus on healthy living
b.
take more time to sleep late in the mornings
c.
go to cooking school to train to be a chef
d.
make the effort to prepare a good breakfast
2) In the 1st paragraph of the above passage, the
author uses which tone when he writes about “late risers”?
a.
positive
b.
impatient
c.
supportive
d.
tolerant
3) In the above passage, the author suggests which of the
following as a fast way to get breakfast recipes?
a.
from the newspaper
b.
from your neighbors
c.
from a local restaurant
d.
from the supermarket
4) In the final sentence of the above passage, which word would
work well to replace the word “interspersed”?
a.
hidden
b.
scattered
c.
decorated
d.
compared
5) The author of the above passage has most likely worked in
which occupation?
a.
a waiter
b.
a dietician
c.
a chef
d.
a farmer
6) When using a library database, the book containing the above
passage would most likely be found by which “key word search”?
a.
breakfast recipes
b.
healthy eating
c.
housekeeping tips
d.
gourmet cooking
Answer Key
1)
The author of
the above passage probably hopes the reader will do which of the following?
a.
exercise more and focus on healthy living
b.
take more time to sleep late in the mornings
c.
go to cooking school to train to be a chef
d.
make the effort
to prepare a good breakfast
2)
In the 1st
paragraph of the above passage, the author uses which tone when he
writes about “late risers”?
a.
positive
b.
impatient
c.
supportive
d.
tolerant
3)
In the above
passage, the author suggests which of the following as a fast way to get
breakfast recipes?
a.
from the newspaper
b.
from your neighbors
c.
from a local restaurant
d.
from the supermarket
4)
In the final
sentence of the above passage, which word would work well to replace the word “interspersed”?
a.
hidden
b.
scattered
c.
decorated
d.
compared
5)
The author of
the above passage has most likely worked in which occupation?
a. a waiter
b. a dietician
c.
a chef
d. a farmer
6)
When using a
library database, the book containing the above passage would most likely be
found by which “key word search”?
a.
breakfast recipes
b.
healthy eating
c.
housekeeping tips
d.
gourmet cooking