Passage 5
Language Section
(2019)
Chewing gum was discovered a thousand years ago by the Mayans in the Mexican jungles. They found a liquid leaking from a sapodilla tree. As it oozed out, it thickened into something that they called chicle which was chewable and tasty. Today, workers called chicleros still collect chicle. The chicle is boiled to remove the water. It is then made into slabs about 30 pounds each or 14 kilograms each. These slabs are sent to gum factories. There it is mixed with several ingredients to sweeten, soften, flavour and colour the gum.
1..............'discovered' chewing gum.
(A) The Mayans
(B) Sapodillas
(C) Chicleros
(D) Gum factories
2................are the workers who collect chicle.
(A) Sapodillas
(B)The Mayans
(C)Chicleros
(D) Gummers
3. Slabs of chicle are sent to:
(A) recycling centers
(B) gum factories
(C) the Mexican jungles
(D) candy stores
4. Several ingredients are added to chicle to do all of the following except to it.
(A) soften
(B) flavour
(C) thicken
(D) sweeten
5. A suitable title for the passage will be:
(A) The Gum
(B) Chiclero
(C) The Story of Chiclero
(D) The Story of Chewing गम
1:a,2:c,3:b,4:c,5:d
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