Hedef English

Learning to Cook

A2 READING WORKSHEET

Read about someone who learns to cook and discovers a new hobby.

Reading Passage

Read the passage carefully before answering the questions.

I never enjoyed cooking when I was younger. My mother usually cooked for our family, and I only helped her sometimes. I thought cooking was difficult and took too much time. Last year, I moved into my own apartment. For the first few weeks, I often ordered food because I did not know how to prepare many meals. However, ordering food every day was expensive, so I decided to learn how to cook. I started with simple dishes. My first meal was vegetable soup. I watched a short video online and followed the instructions carefully. The soup was not perfect, but it tasted good enough to eat. After that, I tried making pasta, rice, chicken, and different salads. Sometimes I made mistakes. Once, I put too much salt in a soup, and another time I cooked the rice for too long. But I learned something from every mistake. A few months later, cooking became one of my favorite activities. I usually cook three or four times a week. I also enjoy trying new recipes at the weekend. Sometimes I invite my friends for dinner and cook for them. Learning to cook has saved me money, but it has also made me more confident. Now I understand that cooking does not have to be difficult. You just need some practice, patience, and a little time.

Section 1 - Reading Comprehension

Choose the correct answer.

1. Who usually cooked for the writer's family when they were younger?

The writer's fatherThe writer's motherThe writer's sisterThe writer's grandmother

2. Why did the writer decide to learn how to cook?

Cooking was their job.Their friends asked them to cook.Ordering food every day was expensive.Their mother stopped cooking.

3. What was the writer's first meal?

PastaChickenVegetable soupRice

4. What happened when the writer cooked rice?

It was too salty.It was cooked for too long.It was completely raw.It tasted too sweet.

5. How often does the writer usually cook now?

Once a monthEvery dayThree or four times a weekOnly at weekends

Section 2 - True or False

Decide whether each statement is True or False.

1. The writer enjoyed cooking when they were younger.

TrueFalse

2. The writer ordered food after moving into a new apartment.

TrueFalse

3. The writer's first meal was pasta.

TrueFalse

4. The writer made some mistakes while learning to cook.

TrueFalse

5. Cooking has made the writer more confident.

TrueFalse

Section 3 - Vocabulary in Context

Choose the correct answer based on the passage.

1. What does 'prepare' mean?

Make something readyBuy something expensiveClean somethingThrow something away

2. What does 'instructions' mean?

Things that tell you how to do somethingNames of different foodsPlaces to buy foodPeople who cook food

3. What does 'mistake' mean?

Something done incorrectlyA delicious mealA cooking toolA type of recipe

4. What does 'recipe' mean?

Instructions for preparing a dishA place to eatA kitchen machineA type of vegetable

5. What does 'confident' mean?

Feeling sure about your abilityFeeling very tiredFeeling hungryFeeling confused

Section 4 - Complete the Sentence

Complete each sentence with the correct answer.

1. The writer moved into their own _____ last year.

2. The writer's first meal was vegetable _____.

3. The writer learned to cook by watching videos and following the _____.

4. The writer sometimes invites friends for _____.

5. Cooking has helped the writer save _____.

Section 5 - Main Idea & Deeper Understanding

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

The writer learns to cook and discovers that practice can make cooking easier.The writer decides never to cook again.The writer becomes a professional chef.The writer explains how to make vegetable soup.

2. What can we understand from the writer's mistakes?

The writer stopped cooking after making mistakes.Mistakes helped the writer learn and improve.The writer did not care about cooking.Cooking became more expensive because of mistakes.

3. Why does the writer enjoy cooking now?

It has become a useful and enjoyable activity.The writer wants to open a restaurant.Cooking is easier than ordering food.The writer's friends always ask for food.

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