University Tips

Colourful toys

By Ajarn Helen Jandamit

University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the university entrance examination.

SECTION 1

Match each photograph with the most suitable caption.

Pixes here with their corresponding numbers�.

1. .....................

2. .....................

3. .....................

4. .....................

Captions

a. Small plastic containers of colourful playdough.

b. Models made with playdough.

c. Brightly coloured, non-toxic playdough.

d. Playdough is soft to touch and safe to play with.

SECTION 2

Read the story. Then, choose the most appropriate headline for the story.

It can be difficult to choose appropriate toys for children and to make sure that the toys aren�t harmful to them.

Making your own toxin-free playdough is a smart choice. The ingredients are cheap, and it is simple to make. It takes less than an hour to create this non-toxic toy for children.

The key is to make playdough in as many colours as possible so that children can have hours of fun with it.

Colourful playdough also provides a good opportunity for children to boost their imagination and artistic skills.

5. Headline: .................................

a. Toxic food colouring.

b. Making your own playdough.

c. An orange hamburger.

d. Purple ice-cream in a cup.

SECTION 3

Read the recipe below. Then, answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.

Playdough recipe

Materials

- 1 cup plain flour

- 1/2 cup salt

- 1 cup water

- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

- 2 tablespoon cream of tartar

- A selection of natural food colourings or colourful fruit or vegetable juice such as carrot juice, beetroot juice, spinach juice and purple cabbage juice

Instructions

- Mix together plain flour, salt and vegetable oil. Gradually pour in water and stir until smooth.

- Put the mixture in a pan over medium heat.

- Stir until the dough is soft and dry, then divide the mixture into parts.

- Mix each part with a natural food colouring or a colourful fruit or vegetable juice of your choice.

6. What will you make by following the instructions?

a. A set of clothes.
b. A cake.
c. Some doughnuts.
d. Something that children can play with.

7. How much vegetable oil should you use?

a. 1 teaspoon.
b. 2 tablespoons.
c. 1 tablespoon.
d. 1/2 a cup.

8. What can you use to make the dough brightly coloured?

a. Salt.
b. Fruit or vegetable juice.
c. Cream of tartar.
d. Water.

9. Over what kind of heat should the mixture in the pan be placed?

a. Soft and dry heat.
b. Smooth heat.
c. Partial heat.
d. Medium heat.

10. At what stage do you add colour to the mixture?

a. In the final stage.
b. At the beginning.
c.Whenever you like.

SECTION 4

Match the following words on the left with the correct definition on the right.

11. ...........

12. ...........

13. ...........

14. ...........

	harmful (adj): causing damage or injury to somebody or something, especially to a person�s health or to the environment boost (v): to make something increase, or become better or more successful