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Food Preparation Skills (AQA GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8585

23 mins9 questions
1
1 mark

How many glasses of fluid does the Eatwell Guide recommend we should drink each day?

  • 3–5 glasses

  • 6–8 glasses

  • 9–11 glasses

  • 12–15 glasses

Choose your answer

2
1 mark

Creaming butter and sugar together when making a cake results in

  • aeration.

  • caramelisation.

  • coagulation.

  • denaturation.

Choose your answer

3
6 marks

The table shows some problems when making the pizza and apple pie.

Complete the table to show two reasons for each problem.

Do not repeat your answers.

Problem

Reason for the problem

The pizza dough is heavy and has not risen




The pastry is difficult to roll



The apple pie has a soggy bottom




How did you do?

4
1 mark

An example of a dry cooking method is

  • baking.

  • braising.

  • poaching.

  • steaming.

Choose your answer

5
1 mark

Which food can be affected by enzymic browning?

  • Bread

  • Cheese

  • Potato

  • Tomato

Choose your answer

6
1 mark

Rough puff pastry is made using which mechanical raising agent?

  • Beating

  • Creaming

  • Folding

  • Whisking

Choose your answer

7
6 marks

A bread recipe is being used to make dough balls.

A number of problems have occurred.

Complete the table to identify two reasons for each problem.

Do not repeat your answers.

Problem

Reasons for problem

Dough balls are too sticky

1.

2.

Dough balls have not risen.

1.

2.

Dough balls have a dense texture.

1.

2,

How did you do?

8
1 mark

Which food uses steam as the main raising agent?

  • Cheese scones

  • Jam doughnuts

  • Swiss roll

  • Yorkshire pudding

Choose your answer

9a
4 marks

Explain the process of caramelisation when making a cake.

How did you do?

9b
1 mark

Problems have occurred when making the cake.

Complete the table to identify two different reasons for each problem.

Do not repeat your answers.

Problem

Reasons for problem

Cake has not risen





Cake has a dry texture




How did you do?