. Comprehension Skills
Recalling facts
1. Herbs have been used to flavor food
a. from time to time
b. for thousands of years.
c. during the last 200 years.
2. Herbs are often used to
a. treat illness
b. make food rot.
c. Fertilize gardens.
3. Herbs come from
a. mainly flowers.
b. many kinds of plants.
c. only leaves and stems.
4. Something new in herbal medicine is
a. the use of chamomile to ease pain.
b. the scientific study of the chemicals in herbs.
c. the use of chemical drugs instead of herbal medicine.
5. Emperors Shen Nung and Huang Ti were two of the first people to study
a. herbs in Indian cooking.
b. Chinese herbal medicine.
c. chemicals found in plants.