Blueberries are flowering plans of the genus
Vaccinium with dark blue, purple or blackberries. Species in the section
Cyanococcus are the most common fruits sold as ‘blueberries’ and are mainly
native to North America. They are usually erect but sometimes flat shrubs
varying in size from 10 cm to 4 m tall. The leaves can be either deciduous or
evergreen. They are oval shaped like a two-dimensional section through an egg,
with 1-8 cm long and 0.5-3.5 cm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale
pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish.
The fruit is a flase berry 5-16 mm diameter
with a sparkled crown at the end; they are pale greenish at first, then
reddish-purple, and finally blue on ripening. They have a sweet taste when
mature, with variable acidity. Blueberry bushes typically bear fruit from May
through June. Fruiting times are affected by local conditions such as altitude
and latitude.
We can get many benefits if we consume
blueberries. They contain antioxidants and are useful for human nervous system
and brain health. People may have them in juice. They are considered as a low
GI fruit, means they have a favourable impact on blood sugar regulation.
Diabetic people are safe to consume it. We can freeze them without losing their
delicate anthocyanin antioxidants until six months.
1. How wide is the leaf of Blueberries?
a.
0.5 – 3.5 cm
b.
10 cm – 4 m
c.
5 – 16 mm
d.
1 – 8 cm
2. The second paragraph tells us about the … of
blueberry
a.
Bush
b.
Fruit
c.
Species
d.
Benefits
3. “…are mainly native to North America.”
(Paragraph 1)
The underlined
word is cloeset in meaning to …
a.
Foreign
b.
Domestic
c.
Adopted
d.
Strange’
4. Which of the following statements is stated
in the text?
a.
The flowers
are heart shaped
b.
The mature
fruit has reddish purple colour
c.
The
blueberry bushes bear fruit for six month.
d.
Blueberrie s
can be stored in a freezer up to six months
(Soal UN SMP/MTs 2015)
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