The Waffle Test
On Saturday morning, Lena spread two recipe cards across the kitchen table. Her family wanted to choose a special breakfast for the first day of summer vacation, and she had an idea: oatmeal nut waffles.
“One batch with walnuts and one with pecans,” she told her dad. “Then we can compare them.”
Dad set a bowl of rolled oats beside the cards. “Your cousin Maya is coming tomorrow,” he said. “Remember, she has a nut allergy.”
Lena’s excitement faded. “Then we can’t make these?”
“Maya won’t be here today. For her visit, we’ll follow the plan her family recommends and keep her food away from the nuts and our waffle equipment.”
They checked with Maya’s mom, who agreed with the plan and offered to bring Maya’s breakfast. Lena wrote a reminder on a sticky note: Keep Maya’s breakfast separate and clean the counters with soap and water.
First, Lena mixed flour, rolled oats, baking powder, and a little cinnamon in a large bowl. In another bowl, she whisked milk, eggs, and oil. When she poured the wet ingredients into the dry ones, the oats bobbed through the thick batter like tiny boats.
- compare:
- To look at how things are alike and different.
- allergy:
- A condition in which the body reacts harmfully to something.
- whisked:
- Beat ingredients together quickly with a tool.
- batter:
- A mixture of ingredients that is cooked or baked.
- crispness:
- The quality of being firm and crunchy.
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- 1Why did Lena suggest making two batches of waffles?
- 2How did Lena and Dad show that they took Maya's allergy seriously?
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About this short story passage for Upper Elementary
“The Waffle Test” is a short story reading passage about Cooking, written for Upper Elementary. It takes about 4 minutes to read (557 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.