Testing the quality of shop-bought pizzas – exercise 2
1. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza does Angela describe as being ‘much spicier than pizza A’?
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. B (correct)
- 2. C
- 3. D
2. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza was stone-baked?
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. A
- 2. B
- 3. C
- 4. D (correct)
3. [Multiple choice]
Angela Hartnett comments about the quantity of dried herbs on one of the pizzas. Which one?
Answers for Quiz [3].
- 1. The one sold by the Co-op.
- 2. The one produced by Marks and Spencer’s.
- 3. The one made by Tesco’s.
- 4. The one bought at Sainsbury’s. (correct)
4. [Multiple choice]
Which pizzas seem to have Cheddar cheese on them rather than mozzarella?
Answers for Quiz [4].
- 1. A and B
- 2. A and C
- 3. A and D
- 4. B and C
- 5. B and D
- 6. C and D (correct)
5. [Multiple choice]
Which one is mentioned as ‘not having too much filling’?
(It was pizza A, from ‘good old Marks and Spencer’s’, as Angela comments later.)
Answers for Quiz [5].
- 1. Tesco’s.
- 2. Marks and Spencer’s. (correct)
- 3. The Co-operative’s.
- 4. Sainsbury’s.
6. [Multiple choice]
Chef Angela notices some sliced tomato on one of the pizzas. Which one?
Answers for Quiz [6].
- 1. A
- 2. B (correct)
- 3. C
- 4. D
7. [Multiple choice]
Which of the four pizzas looked doughy?
Answers for Quiz [7].
- 1. The one from Marks and Spencer’s.
- 2. The one from Sainsbury’s.
- 3. The one from the Co-op. (correct)
- 4. The one from Tesco’s.
8. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza dough was ‘not bad’?
Answers for Quiz [8].
- 1. A
- 2. B (correct)
- 3. C
- 4. D
9. [Multiple choice]
The chef describes one pizza as having a nice crust. Which one?
Answers for Quiz [9].
- 1. A (correct)
- 2. B
- 3. C
- 4. D
10. [Multiple choice]
Which base did the tester not like at all?
(She said it was far too doughy. It has a thick base, which some people go for (prefer / choose) but she didn’t like it.)
Answers for Quiz [10].
- 1. A
- 2. B
- 3. C (correct)
- 4. D
11. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza did chef Hartnett expect to taste more artificial than it did?
(She noticed that it had a lot of dried herbs on it, which could have made it taste artificial – but it didn’t.)
Answers for Quiz [11].
- 1. A
- 2. B (correct)
- 3. C
- 4. D
12. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza dough is described as thick?
Answers for Quiz [12].
- 1. The one from the Co-op.
- 2. The one from M & S.
- 3. The one from Sainsbury’s.
- 4. The one made by Tesco’s. (correct)
13. [Multiple choice]
Which topping is described as being sickly?
(Sickly – adj – means too sweet. Eg The cake is sweet – a bit too sweet, really, it tastes sickly.)
Answers for Quiz [13].
- 1. A
- 2. B
- 3. C
- 4. D (correct)
14. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza base looked as if they had thrown grated cheddar cheese on it at the end?
(She says it looks like they’ve thrown Cheddar on it at the end. She should have said ‘as if‘ or ‘as though’. Many British people say looks like which is used before a noun. Eg It looks like coffee but tastes like vinegar. It looks as though we don’t have any tea left.)
Answers for Quiz [14].
- 1. A
- 2. B
- 3. C
- 4. D (correct)
15. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza bases / doughs does she criticise most?
Answers for Quiz [15].
- 1. A and D
- 2. B and C
- 3. A and C
- 4. B and D
- 5. C and D (correct)
- 6. A and B
16. [Multiple choice]
The chef comments that one of the pizzas looked as though it had too many dried herbs on it. Which of the four was it?
(In the end, the taste wasn’t as strong (or powerful) as the chef had assumed, on looking at it.)
Answers for Quiz [16].
- 1. A
- 2. B (correct)
- 3. C
- 4. D
17. [Multiple choice]
One of the pizzas seems to have the right amount of filling on the top – not too much, and not too little. Which one is it?
Answers for Quiz [17].
- 1. The M & S one. (correct)
- 2. The Tesco’s one.
- 3. The Co-operative’s one.
- 4. The Sainsbury’s one.
18. [Multiple choice]
Which of the 4 pizzas required a piece of cooking equipment most people don’t have at home?
(The pizza is one you are supposed to ‘stone-bake’ – i.e. bake on a special flat piece of stone in the oven, which means the pizza is baked evenly, and doesn’t remain uncooked in places.)
Answers for Quiz [18].
- 1. A
- 2. B
- 3. C, from Tesco’s.
- 4. D, from the Co-op. (correct)
19. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza was in the ‘Taste the Difference’ range?
Answers for Quiz [19].
- 1. Pizza A, from M & S.
- 2. Pizza B, from Sainsbury’s. (correct)
- 3. Pizza C, the Tesco Deep Crust one.
- 4. Pizza D, the one from the Co-operative.
20. [Multiple choice]
Which pizza was rated the best?
Answers for Quiz [20].
- 1. The one from Marks and Spencer’s. (correct)
- 2. Pizza B.
- 3. Tesco’s.
- 4. The Co-op’s, pizza D.