Hot Vegetables This Summer Reading Answers

Jan 7, 2023

Hot Vegetables This Summer Reading Answers is a topic about hot vegetables that will be available this summer. The given IELTS topic has originated from the book named IELTS - The Complete Guide to General Reading. This is an IELTS general reading test. The topic named Hot Vegetables This Summer Reading Answers comes with a passage and 7 questions. The question type is fill in the blanks with no more than two words. The candidates should thoroughly read the IELTS reading passage to recognize the synonyms and identify the keywords and answer the questions below. Similar kinds of topics like Hot Vegetables This Summer Reading Answers are included in the IELTS reading practice papers. The candidates can practice other reading answers to get a good score in this section.

Section 1

Read the passage to answer the following questions

Hot Vegetables This Summer Reading Answers

Arugula

Arugula is an excellent source of folate and vitamin C. Although arugula is typically mildly flavored, larger leaf varieties can have a more peppery, almost hot taste than the smaller, softer leaf variety, so choose your arugula accordingly! Arugula is typically best servèd in a salad with olives, hard-boiled eggs, onions and salty cheeses.

Avocados

Although available year round, avocados are at their peak in the summer months! Touted most frequently for their high quantity of good fat avocados are also an excellent source of potassium, folate and vitamins C and B6. To pick the perfect avocado, look for those that have a uniform and unblemished skin that gives gently when pressed.

Cucumbers

A member of the squash family, cucumber's high water content makes it a refreshing addition to summer menus. Cucumber is also a good source of vitamin C and silica, which is important for connective tissue health and also does wonders for the skin (both when ingested and applied topically to reduce swelling or redness). In addition, the skin of the cucumber is a great source of fiber, potassium and magnesium.

Eggplant

Although it is assumed that an eggplant would have a purple skin, eggplants can come in just about any shade from black to a near-translucent white. Although selecting an eggplant is easy enough - again, just look for those with smooth, taut skin and those that feel heavy for their size -cooking can be a little bit more complicated. If the eggplant is young, the skin is edible, but if it's a little bit older, the skin will taste bitter and is best removed.

Kohlrabi

Often referred to as cabbage turnip, this green vegetable looks almost like an oversized radish, complete with a ball-like bulb and bushy sprouting leaves. When selecting a kohlrabi, look for smallish, firm bulbs less than 3 inches in diameter. Kohlrabi is an excellent source of vitamin C as well as potassium. When raw, it can be added to salads and vegetable platters or served as relish. When cooked, it can be steamed for inclusion in casseroles or hollowed out, and stuffed with a meat or vegetable filling.

Mushrooms

Different types of mushrooms are available year round. With low sodium and fat content and high levels of fiber and riboflavin, niacin, potassium and riboflavin, mushrooms are an excellent way to add bulk to a meal without dramatically changing the nutrition content of foods. When shopping for mushrooms, they should be dry and firm and, if open, should have gills that are intact and appear fresh.

Shallots

Of all the vegetables in the onion and leek family, shallots have one of the highest concentrations of antioxidants. In addition, they have also shown to have anti- bacterial, anti inflammatory, and anti-allergic properties. Shallots are associated with a reduction in risk for several cancers, including those affecting the liver and colon as well as heart disease and diabetes.

Section 2

Solution with Explanation

Questions 15-21:
Solution and Explanation
Fill in the blanks, using not more than two words for the text above.

The Arugula you buy should be based upon what kind of a_____ you prefer.

Answer: flavor
Supporting Sentence: Although arugula is typically mildly flavored, larger leaf varieties can have a more peppery, almost hot taste than the smaller, softer leaf variety, so choose your arugula accordingly
Keyword: flavored, choose, accordingly
Keyword Location: 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence
Explanation: As per the first paragraph the author says that Arugula has a variety of taste and flavor. Hence, the author suggests that one should buy this based on what flavors they prefer.

If the avocado feels slightly soft, then it is probably _______.

Answer: perfect
Supporting Sentence: To pick the perfect avocado, look for those that have a uniform and unblemished skin that gives gently when pressed
Keyword: gently, pressed, perfect
Keyword Location: 2nd paragraph, last sentence
Explanation: As per the passage, one needs to look for avocados that have uniform skin. They are also gentle when pressed. This means that they feel soft when pressed. Hence, perfect is the correct answer.

Even if you eat it, cucumbers are very beneficial for the ________

Answer: skin
Supporting Sentence: Cucumber is also a good source of vitamin C and silica, which is important for connective tissue health and also does wonders for the skin (both when ingested and applied topically to reduce swelling or redness)
Keyword: wonders for skin, health, tissue
Keyword Location: Paragraph 3, 2nd sentence
Explanation: As per the passage, cucumber is a source of Vitamin C and silica. This is good for connective tissue health and does wonders for skin. “Does wonders' ' means beneficial for skin. Hence, skin is the correct answer.

It is okay to ingest the skin of eggplant if the eggplant is _______.

Answer: young
Supporting Sentence: If the eggplant is young, the skin is edible, but if it's a little bit older, the skin will taste bitter and is best removed.
Keyword: eggplant, young, skin, edible
Keyword Location: Paragraph 4, last sentence
Explanation: The author states that if the eggplant is young, the skin is edible. Edible means something that can be eaten. So it is okay to ingest the skin of young edible eggplant.

The Kohlrabi looks like a ______ that has grown much larger than its normal size.

Answer: radish
Supporting Sentence: Often referred to as cabbage turnip, this green vegetable looks almost like an oversized radish, complete with a ball-like bulb and bushy sprouting leaves.
Keyword: referred, looks almost like, radish
Keyword Location: Paragraph 5, first sentence
Explanation: As per the 5th passage, Kohlrabi looks like an oversized radish. The question asks about something that has grown much larger than its normal size. This means oversized. Hence, radish is the correct answer.

Adding mushrooms is a great way to increase the _______ of the meal without compromising on its nutrition value.

Answer: bulk
Supporting Sentence: With low sodium and fat content and high levels of fiber and riboflavin, niacin, potassium and riboflavin, mushrooms are an excellent way to add bulk to a meal without dramatically changing the nutrition content of foods.
Keyword: nutrition, add, meal
Keyword Location: 6th paragraph, 2nd sentence
Explanation: As per the 6th paragraph, the author says that mushrooms are an excellent way to add bulk to a meal. This also does not change the nutrition content of foods. Hence, adding mushrooms in bulk does not alter the value of food. This makes bulk the correct answer.

In this family of vegetables, shallots have the most densely packed ________.

Answer: anti-oxidants
Supporting Sentence: Of all the vegetables in the onion and leek family, shallots have one of the highest concentrations of antioxidants.
Keyword: highest concentration
Keyword Location: Last paragraph, 1st sentence
Explanation: As per the author, the shallots have the most high concentration of antioxidants. High concentration means densely packed. Hence, anti-oxidants is the correct answer.

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