Reading+Responses

6. "What's the Recipe?"


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AP Questions
1. In the last sentence of paragraph 6, “the point is not to entice the eater but to ennoble the effort,” what does entice and ennoble mean? A. praise; admire B. downgrade; admire D. credit; criticize E. None of the above
 * C. allure; praise**

2. What is paragraph 10 implying about the purpose of recipe/cookbook? A. to show they don’t teach cooking anymore B. to show memoir is taking place of a cookbook C. to show that too much personal narration is bad D. **to show that they tend to tell personal experience and story** E. None of the above

3. Why does the author compare cookbooks to dictionary, encyclopedia, anthology, and grammar book? B. to show that cooking is like learning English C. to show cooking requires a lot of knowledge D. to show correct grammar is needed for cooking E. None of the above
 * A. to show that these cookbooks are very technical and exact**

4. What is the author’s attitude on “learning how to cook from a grammar book”? A. It’s right because the exactness would lead you to the promised result C. It’s right because they teach you step by step D. It’s not right because grammar doesn’t affect cooking E. None of the above
 * B. It’s not right because it would miss the story behind the recipes**

5. According to the author, why do people keep turning the pages of cookbooks? A. People read for entertainment B. People wants to eat the food because they are appetizing C. People are hungry E. None of the above
 * D. People’s desire goes on and they constantly imagine the act of making it even though they know they never will**