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The following exercise can be printed out and completed in a traditional fashion. Click here for a self-marked version of this exercise.

THE MAIN IDEA
Circle the letter of the sentence which best describes the main idea of the article about maple syrup.
  1. The production of maple syrup
  2. The many uses of a maple tree
  3. Sales in the Canadian maple syrup industry
  4. Modern sugar bush operations
INTERPRETATION

  1. Is maple syrup the most Canadian food there is? What are some other Canadian foods?

  2. Some foods are famous for going together well (e.g. pancakes and maple syrup, hot dogs and mustard, etc.). What are some other foods that are famous for going together well?

  3. Do you believe Canadians owe a great deal of their heritage to the maple tree?
INFERENCES
Based on the article, circle the letter which best completes each sentence.
  1. Maple syrup collection methods...
    1. are harmful to the trees.
    2. have evolved over the years.
    3. remain top secret.
    4. involve miles and miles of plastic tubes.

  2. Maple sugar...
    1. is sweeter than white sugar.
    2. was an important food item for native people and early settlers.
    3. replaced real sugar in the settlers' diets.
    4. is exported to the United States, Europe and Mexido.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU READ
If you can, answer these questions from memory. If you cannot, look back at the article.
  1. What does the passage say the Indians taught the settlers?
  2. Why were "sugar bushes" created?
  3. Why was the early method of tapping trees abandoned?
  4. Where is Canadian maple syrup exported?
REMEMBERING DETAILS
Write TRUE or FALSE under each statement. If the statement is false, write the statement correctly.
  1. Maple syrup is the only Canadian, pure natural sweetener available in a liquid form.
  2. Maple syrup was unimportant to early settlers.
  3. Owners of modern sugar bushes use axes and buckets to collect sap.
  4. The syrup is graded according to its colour, flavour and density.


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