Read and complete each sentence. Choose the appropriate word/s from the box. Use
a separate sheet of paper to answer.

1. Fresh meat should appear __________ rather than soft.
2. Stale egg floats while __________ egg sink at the bottom of the basin full of water.
3. Quality and fresh meat has good lean, fat, and palatability factors such as
__________.
4. Selecting the highest product at their peak of freshness is the _________ to
consider in buying food to be preserved.
5. A fresh fish should have __________. The scales of a fresh fish are tight on the skin,
not lost or falling off or dried out.
6. Fresh egg has clean, _________ and don’t have any cracks on its shell.
7. Look for _________ food to make sure that you are buying quality, fresh and
inexpensive food.
8. Food that shows _________ of decay or is heavily bruised should be used in
food preservation.
9. Marbling has a _________ effect on juiciness and flavor of the meat.
10. The _________ must be red to pink, not gray or brown. There should be no slime
covering them.