Question
•ading Test Bank 8
armational Text
Florida Test Prep Workbook
Which of the following best
paraphrases the next several steps in the chocolate-making
process after the cacao fruit is grown?
A
The pods are harvested, and the seeds are removed. The heaping them together inside banana or plantain leaves. After several days. they seeds are then fermented by
dried and roasted, the shells are removed, and the remaining nibs are
are
paste.
ground into a
The pods are fermented for several days inside banana or plantain leaves, and micro-
organisms are taken out, roasted, and dried. They are then grown on them. The seeds, which are now called nibs, are then
then ground into a paste.
The seeds are taken out, and to ferment for a period of days, which causes them to dry the pods are harvested. The pods are then to allowed
and roast. After micro-
organisms grow on them, they become nibs. The shells are then removed from the nibs,
and they are ground into a paste.
After the pods are harvested, the seeds are removed.
and then heaped inside plantain or banana leaves,
The seeds are roasted and dried
later, the seeds are dried
where they ferment. Several days
and roasted, and the shells are removed. The remaining nibs
are then ground into a paste.
Answer
The pods are harvested and the seeds are removed. The seeds are then fermented for several days, dried, and roasted. The shells are removed from the nibs, which are then ground into a paste.