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Section J: Comprehension Open-ended (5 x 2 marks)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Olives are small, bitter, egg-shaped black or green fruits, used as food
and for making oil. The olives we eat are salty, not sweet. In fact, olives are
bitter. However, the special substance that makes olives bitter can be
removed by soaking olives for a period of time in salt solution. That is why
the olives we eat are salty.
Olives grow on small trees that can live for centuries if they received
proper care. Some olives trees are said to be more than two thousand years
old.
Olive oil is regarded as a wonderful cooking ingredient. The Italians
especially like to use olive oil. Fully ripe olives are crushed and oil is pressed
from the pulp. In ancient Greece, the Greeks also used olive oil to bathe.
48. What is the general description of olives?
49. How can we remove the bitter taste of olives?
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