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The text says ice 'preserved' food. Here, 'preserved' means...
kept it in good condition for a long time.
changed its color and shape.
made it taste much sweeter.
What does 'conserving' potatoes mean in the context of 'conserving potatoes for later consumption'?
Throwing them away because they were old.
Saving or protecting them to be used later.
Cooking them in a special traditional way.
The text mentions 'later consumption'. 'Consumption' means the act of...
growing a crop in a field.
selling something at a market.
eating or using something.
The process preserved nutritional value but not their 'aesthetic appeal'. 'Aesthetic appeal' refers to...
how easy something is to find.
how beautiful or attractive something looks.
how healthy something is to eat.
Ship owners had 'enormous' blocks of Arctic ice towed across the Atlantic. 'Enormous' means...
very small and easy to carry.
extremely large in size.
perfectly square and smooth.
Railroads used 'insulated' rail cars to transport butter. 'Insulated' means...
very fast and modern.
made of glass so you can see inside.
designed to stop heat from entering or escaping.
The food frozen this way was still 'palatable'. This means it was...
pleasant or acceptable to eat.
very expensive to buy.
completely spoiled and inedible.
The food showed some 'deterioration'. This means its condition...
stayed exactly the same.
became worse over time.
improved a great deal.
The industry began with the 'indigenous' Inuit people of Canada. 'Indigenous' means...
students who study biology.
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.
people who recently moved to a place.
Clarence Birdseye became 'fascinated' with how the Inuit froze fish. 'Fascinated' means...
very interested and attracted by something.
bored and tired of something.
confused and worried by something.
Birdseye 'methodically' kept inventing better freezers. 'Methodically' means...
in a quick and careless way.
in a way that was not successful.
in an orderly and systematic way.
He 'gradually' built a business selling frozen fish. 'Gradually' means...
happening slowly over a period of time.
happening in a different country.
happening suddenly and all at once.
His division continued to 'innovate'. To 'innovate' means to...
make changes by introducing new methods or ideas.
sell a business to a bigger company.
stop working on new things.
Cellophane was the first 'transparent' material for food packaging. 'Transparent' means...
it was very strong and durable.
it was made of recycled materials.
you can see through it clearly.
There were still 'obstacles' to selling frozen food. 'Obstacles' are things that...
are very cheap to buy.
block your way or prevent progress.
help you achieve a goal easily.
Birdseye 'leased' inexpensive freezer cases to grocery stores. To 'lease' something means to...
rent it for a period of time in exchange for payment.
give it away for free.
buy it and own it forever.
