1Rank dal-bhat, dhido, sel roti and momo from 1 to 4 according to your preference. Give reasons why you like one more than the others.
2What are the common food items in Nepal? Which one is your favourite?
3Have you ever eaten any dish that is quite uncommon in Nepal? If yes, what is it? How does it taste?
4Match the words with their meanings: ferment, squid, witchetty, myrtle, congeal, nutty.
5The idiom 'a bridge too far' means 'something that is too extreme'. Match these idioms with their meanings: get out of hand, miss the boat, break the ice, cry over spilt milk, look before you leap.
6Complete in not more than four words: Sometimes even having a food can give us the feeling of ______ when it is like taking a risk.
7Complete in not more than four words: When we travel we have the chance to ______ which we even do not think of eating.
8Complete in not more than four words: The writer became disappointed while having ______ which was really bad.
9Complete in not more than four words: The writer's impression of the Japanese food is ______.
10Complete in not more than four words: Many people think ______ as scary ones which Chinese turn into food.
11Complete in not more than four words: Snails become very tasty when they are fried with ______.
12Why does food become a challenge for people when they travel?
13How is haggis prepared?
14When do you feel that you like shiokara?
15Where can people enjoy the bush food?
16Why does the writer find it difficult to eat larger insects?
17Name the country where snails are served as the main dish.
18What kind of food is bun rieu?
19If you have to choose one of the foods from the list above, which one do you choose? Why?
20Which of the dishes mentioned did you find the strangest of all? Give reasons.
21Study the situations and have conversations in pairs, one asking for the reason and the other answering: your friend is sobbing; Suman has sold his bike; Sunita has bought a lot of chocolates; a woman is planting some trees; one of your friends wants to join the army; the people were running hurriedly; Sanskriti was taken to the office; Pema went home early from school.
22Take turns to ask and answer, giving a reason each time: Which subject do you like the most? Where do you go shopping? How much water do you drink a day? When do you like to go on a holiday? What will you do after your SEE? Who is your favourite actress?
23Match the sentence halves: I bought a raincoat and an umbrella; I won't be able to get to school on time; The Nepali cricket team is likely to perform well in this tournament; The construction company has deployed more workers at the site; We've decided not to go on holiday this year; The metropolitan city has planted trees at the side of the road; The flight had been delayed; We've put a table and chair in the spare bedroom; Nisha went to visit her sister; We had to queue for two hours.
24Choose the correct connective in each bracket of the funfair passage: leaving (because/but) the lights were going out; left (as/so) it was getting dark; the big wheel stopped (as/and) the merry-go-round had already stopped; walked round (to/so) see; what can we do (as/so that) there is nothing we can do; bored (so/because) there was nothing to do; (So/Since) the fourth started the motor; no one to stop the machine (because/so) all of them were on it; weren't rescued till morning, (so/as) they felt very sick.
25Put the steps for cooking carrot pudding (gajar haluwa) in the correct order.
26What is your favourite food? Write a recipe to prepare it. Mention the ingredients and the methods to cook it.
27Look at the picture of the chef in a kitchen. Who do you think the man is? What is he famous for?
28Complete the crossword. Across: 3 a method of cooking meat or other food in a cylindrical clay oven; 7 a person having administrative or supervisory power in an organization. Down: 1 a long pin for holding meat or other food while it is being roasted; 2 the whole of something; 4 a feeling of pleasure and sometimes slight sadness as you think about the past; 5 raise to a more important or impressive level; 6 remove water from food in order to preserve and store it.
29True, False or Not Given: The interview was taken in Nepal.
30True, False or Not Given: The judges were quite impressed by Santosh Shah's performance in the quarter-finals.
31True, False or Not Given: Santosh Shah was from a well-to-do family.
32True, False or Not Given: With the support of the chef in the tandoor section, Santosh started helping the Executive Chef.
33True, False or Not Given: The journey of Santosh to MasterChef was full of struggles.
34True, False or Not Given: Santosh is hopeful about the Nepali food market as the food trends are dynamic.
35True, False or Not Given: Santosh has made more experiments on food as the tastes of people differ geographically.
36True, False or Not Given: Santosh feels sorry for serving octopus in Nepali style.
37What do you think is the reason that heightened the popularity of Chef Shah?
38Did Shah spend a normal childhood? Why?
39How does Shah feel about his performance in Cinnamon Kitchen?
40What does Shah want to show the world about Nepali food?
41Write two things that Chef Shah was careful about while carrying out an experiment on sukuti.
42According to Shah, what two things make a person successful?
43Why does Shah want the Michelin Star for Ayla?
44What have you learnt from the life story of Santosh Shah?
45Chef Shah cooked many dishes in the competition. If you were one of the judges, which food would you ask him to cook? Why?
46What do you know about food science? Why do you think it is important?
47Choose the correct time expressions: The boys are playing cricket (already/now). The doctors are preparing a report for their most important patient (last/this) week. The students are preparing for a test (at the moment/usually). (Currently/Sometimes) the economists are working on the country's financial crisis. Susan is playing tennis with Tim (now/then). What are you doing (this/next) afternoon? My teacher is helping us with Maths problem (that/this) morning. The guard is ringing the bell (now/soon). She is (still/yet) mowing the lawn.
48Write NOW, AROUND or FUTURE for each: The local governments are announcing their policies this month. I think Mr. Rai is taking class at the moment. We're meeting with Nabina later today. I'm looking for a new job currently. We're organizing a programme on Wednesday. They are coming home right now. Mom is making dinner for us tonight. I'm sorry I don't have time. I'm attending a meeting. She's looking for a new home as she's sold the old one.
49Complete the passage 'Why is Neelam smiling?' with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: she (have) a good time; she (feel) good; psychologists often (argue); unless we (try); they (not/will) fight; they always (smile); when they (concentrate); while the player (look/still) down the alley.
50Many Nepali prefer fast foods like noodles, pizza and burger to typical Nepali foods, and this has adverse effects on their health. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write a couple of paragraphs giving reasons to support your view.
51What is the difference between 'because' and 'because of'? Give one example of each.
52Explain the difference between 'so' and 'so that' with examples.
53What features make the article 'Strange Food from Around the World' persuasive?
54Where is the stress in 'government', 'character' and 'quietly'? Why does stress matter?