Why Honey Does Not Spoil — Balın Bozulmaması

Anlama soruları

Sorular YDS biçiminde: kök ve şıklar İngilizce, beş seçenek. Soru kökleri bilerek sadeleştirilmedi — It can be inferred…, The author suggests… gibi kalıplar sınavda aynen bu hâlde geliyor ve onları tanımak da ölçülen becerinin parçası.

1. Ana fikir

   Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

   A Honey lasts because it contains a substance that kills bacteria B Honey lasts because it holds its water where living things cannot reach it C Honey lasts because bees seal it inside wax before it is ready D Honey lasts longer than any other food ever tested E Honey lasts because ancient jars were better made than modern ones
2. Ayrıntı

   According to the passage, what do the bees do after adding a substance to the nectar?

   A They seal the cell with wax immediately B They carry it to a cooler part of the hive C They fan it with their wings until most of the water has gone D They mix it with honey that is already finished E They wait for the sugars to split on their own
3. Çıkarım

   It can be inferred from the passage that a jar of honey left open in a damp room would

   A dry out further and become harder to pour B take in water and eventually spoil C keep indefinitely as long as it is not touched D lose the substance that the bees added to it E become more effective when spread on wounds
4. Sözcük anlamı

   The word "greedy" in the passage is closest in meaning to

   A quick to take in water from its surroundings B unwilling to give up the water it already holds C harmful to any organism that touches it D expensive in relation to what it provides E difficult to remove once it has been spilled
5. Yazarın tutumu

   The author's attitude towards the idea that honey is "beyond decay" is best described as

   A accepting, since the evidence from the tombs supports it B corrective, since the lasting depends on a condition being kept C uncertain, since the chemistry is still being argued about D dismissive, since the tombs were probably not sealed at all E admiring, since no other food behaves in this way
6. Hariç tutma

   All of the following are given in the passage as reasons honey resists organisms EXCEPT

   A it contains something that kills bacteria B its sugar holds the water too tightly to be drawn out C its sugar pulls water out of the organism itself D it is kept at a temperature too low for growth E the cells are sealed with wax while still dry