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Design/Technology Quiz - Cooking (Questions)

This KS1 Design and Technology quiz helps children learn about cooking, food preparation, kitchen safety and choosing ingredients carefully.

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Fascinating Fact:

Measuring ingredients carefully can help food taste better and turn out as planned.

In KS1 Design and Technology, children learn how food is prepared and how simple products are made. This cooking topic helps pupils think about ingredients, basic tools, safe choices and following clear steps.

Key Terms

Ingredient: A food item used to make a meal, snack or recipe.
Recipe: A set of instructions that tells you how to make food.
Hygiene: Keeping clean to help stop germs spreading when preparing food.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What do children learn about cooking in KS1 Design and Technology?

In KS1 Design and Technology, children learn about simple food preparation, safe kitchen habits, ingredients and how to follow basic instructions.

Why is food hygiene important for children?

Food hygiene is important because clean hands, clean surfaces and clean tools help stop germs from spreading onto food.

What cooking skills are suitable for KS1 pupils?

Suitable KS1 cooking skills include washing fruit, mixing ingredients, spreading, cutting soft foods safely and following simple recipe steps.

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The recipe says to beat an egg. What will Harriet and her mum use to do this?

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Harriet and her mum are making a cake. They put all the ingredients into:

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Harriet and her mum put the mixture into a round baking tin. Then Harriet’s Mum puts it into the oven to ____.

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Tom and his dad bake the bread in an oven. The oven has to be at just the right __________.

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Design/Technology Quiz - Cooking (Answers)

1.

Harry’s Dad is going shopping. He needs to know what food to buy for the week ahead, so he plans all the meals for the family. What sort of meals should he plan?

[ ]	The same meals every day
[ ]	The same food every day
[ ]	Pizza every day
[x]	Different meals every day

It can be hard thinking of a different meal every day. Can you plan the meals for your family for just one day?

2.

Ella’s teacher asks her to design a sandwich. Ella decides to use ham, tomato, lettuce and mushrooms. What else will Ella need for her sandwich?

[ ]	Chips
[ ]	Cake
[x]	Bread
[ ]	Potatoes

Have you ever made a sandwich? What did you put in your sandwich?

3.

Jack’s class are designing a healthy lunch. The teacher says they need to include a fruit. Which one of these is a fruit?

[ ]	Carrot
[x]	Pear
[ ]	Cabbage
[ ]	Beetroot

All four are good for you, but only the pear is a fruit. The other three are vegetables

4.

Harriet is helping her mum bake a cake. They have a list of ingredients and instructions. This is called the ______.

[ ]	Manual
[ ]	Book
[ ]	Code
[x]	Recipe

Do you like following recipes?

5.

The recipe says to beat an egg. What will Harriet and her mum use to do this?

[ ]	A knife
[ ]	A frying pan
[ ]	An egg cup
[x]	A whisk

The whisk mixes the egg really well

6.

Harriet and her mum are making a cake. They put all the ingredients into:

[ ]	The bin
[ ]	A small saucepan
[ ]	A frying pan
[x]	A mixing bowl

They can mix the cake by hand or with a food mixer

7.

Harriet and her mum put the mixture into a round baking tin. Then Harriet’s Mum puts it into the oven to ____.

[ ]	Melt
[ ]	Freeze
[x]	Bake
[ ]	Fry

Ovens can be very hot, so you need to be careful

8.

Tom and his dad are making bread at home. First they mix flour, water and yeast to make a _____.

[x]	Dough
[ ]	Mess
[ ]	Cake
[ ]	Jam

Have you ever helped to make bread?

9.

Tom and his dad bake the bread in an oven. The oven has to be at just the right __________.

[ ]	Weight
[ ]	Height
[x]	Temperature
[ ]	Length

If the oven is too hot, the bread will be burnt

10.

What must you do after you have finished cooking?

[x]	Clean, wash-up and put everything away
[ ]	Leave everything for somebody else to do
[ ]	Go straight out to play
[ ]	Throw everything in the bin

Are you good at clearing up after yourself?