California Strawberry Festival

Vocabulary

cream dessert dip harvest jam magician puppet revenue sample treat

thick, fluffy milk based product sweet dish served after a meal put lightly into water or liquid gather crops at the end of growing season sweet preserved fruit spread one who performs illusions doll or toy which can be animated by manipulation earnings, income from a business try or test food for taste special delight

Reading Time

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California Strawberry Festival
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When you have finished reading, return to this page and answer the questions below.

Post-Reading Questions

1. Which food is not mentioned in the article?

a. Strawberry shortcake

b. Strawberry jam

c. Strawberry candy

d. Strawberry pizza

2. What are the annual revenues from strawberries?

a. $100 million

b. $85,000 million

c. $335 million

d. $16 million

3. Who is the target audience of ?Strawberryland?"

a. adolescents

b. children

c. young adults

d. the elderly

Answers

1. c

2. a

3. b