An Interesting Story
Do you like to eat waffles? If so, you can thank a careless knight of long ago. The first waffle is said to have been the result of an accident in a kitchen in England during the thirteenth century.
How did it happen? A knight came into the kitchen still wearing his armor. He made the mistake of sitting down on some freshly baked oat cakes. When he got up, the cakes were very much flattened. The metal links of the armor made deep imprints in the cakes.
The knight was so hungry, he decided to eat the cakes anyway. He put some butter on them first. He and his wife had a nice little meal of the squashed hot cakes with butter. When they saw how nicely the melted butter stayed in the little squares, the couple decided to try the new kind of cakes more often. From that time on, the knight put on his armor at least once a week to sit in the fresh oat cakes.
1. This story is mainly about
a. the earliest waffles.
b. cakes with armor.
c. hot little pancakes.
d. knights in the kitchen.
2. Because the knight was careless,
a. no one washed the dishes.
b. he wore armor in the house.
c. he sat down without looking.
d. he put butter on the cakes.
3. The knight’s armor became the
a. world’s first waffle iron.
b. talk of the kitchen.
c. reason no one could eat.
d. newest kind of butter knife.
4. Before waffles were invented,
a. all the knights were hungry.
b. no one ate breakfast.
c. butter fell off hot oat cakes.
d. knights worked in kitchens.
5. After the knight’s mistake, he
a. went to bed hungry.
b. probably cleaned his armor.
c. stayed out of the kitchen.
d. screamed at his wife.
6. First the knight
a. flattened the cakes.
b. came into the kitchen.
c. began to sit down.
d. took some butter.
7. Something that is squashed
a. contains vegetables.
b. is always good to eat.
c. must be very hot.
d. has been pressed down hard.
8. A good title for this story is
a. The Castle Cookbook
b. A Kitchen Knight
c. Buttered Armor
d. The First Waffle
Answer:
1. a; 2. c; 3. a; 4. c; 5. b; 6. b; 7. d; 8. d