Main Idea
What is the main idea of the passage?
A Butter is often used for cooking vegetables and meats.
B Butter can be either a solid or a liquid depending on how much heat it contains.
C Artists carve complicated butter sculptures at state fairs and farm shows.
D A thermometer can be used to measure the amount of heat in liquid butter.
Answer: B Butter can be either a solid or a liquid depending on how much heat it contains.
What causes butter to go from solid to liquid?
A Adding heat to the butter
B Making the butter cooler
C Adding cold water to the butter
D Putting the butter in the refrigerator
Answer: A Adding heat to the butter
Which sentence supports the idea that liquid butter is warmer than solid butter?
A “Have you ever seen anyone prepare food with butter?”
B “When the butter becomes a liquid, it flows.”
C “When you heat up butter, it melts and turns into a liquid.”
D “Butter from the store is almost always in a solid form.”
Answer: C “When you heat up butter, it melts and turns into a liquid.”
What does melted butter do when it becomes a liquid?
A It disappears
B It flows and takes the shape of its container
C It turns into a gas
D It becomes colder
Answer: B It flows and takes the shape of its container
What would happen if you put melted butter into a square container and cooled it down?
A The butter would solidify into the shape of a circle
B The butter would solidify into the shape of a square
C The butter would melt more
D The butter would break the container
Answer: B The butter would solidify into the shape of a square
What are the two forms that butter takes?
A Burned and melted
B Cold solid and warm solid
C Liquid and gas
D Solid and liquid
Answer: D Solid and liquid
What would happen if a butter sculpture became too warm?
A It would freeze
B It would become harder
C It would melt and lose its shape
D It would crack apart
Answer: C It would melt and lose its shape
What tool can be used to measure the temperature of butter?
A Scale
B Ruler
C Thermometer
D Timer
Answer: C Thermometer
Where is butter usually kept so it stays solid?
A In the oven
B On the counter
C In the freezer
D In the refrigerator
Answer: D In the refrigerator
Why do butter sculptures need to stay cold?
A So they taste better
B So they stay soft
C So they keep their shape
D So they can float
Answer: C So they keep their shape