CAPA EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
REVIEW FORM 1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ What are sweet cherries. Answer: Bing, Gean, and Rainier.
◉ Bing cherries. Answer: Sweet , have a thin skin with a dark red
hue.
◉ Gean cherries. Answer: Red or black, soft-fleshed cherries, used in
the making of Kirsch, a cherry-flavored brandy.
◉ Rainier cherries. Answer: Premium cherry with yellow and red
skin and sweet yellow flesh.
◉ What are sour cherries?. Answer: Montmorency, Morello. They are
dark red in color and because of their sourness, are ore often cooked
to make james, jellies, pie fillings, and liqueurs.
◉ Olives. Answer: A small green or black drupe that is grown for
both the fruit and the oil. Unripe olives are green, tree-ripened olives
are dark brown to black. Fresh olives are bitter. A majority of olives
are brined or salt cured and then packed in olive oil or vinegar. Black
,olives, also known as Mission olives, get their color and flavor from
lye curing and oxygenation. Greek Kalamata olives are used in both
raw and cooked dishes.
◉ What kind of olives is olive oil made from? Extra-virgin olive oil?.
Answer: Olive oil is made from pressed tree-ripened olives. Extra
virgin olive oil is oil from the first cold pressing of tree-ripened
olives. Olive oils are classified by their level of acidity, extra virgin
olive oil is 1% acid, whereas virgin olive oil is 3% acid.
◉ Melons. Answer: A type of fruit that has a hard outer rine (skin)
and a soft inner flesh that contains many seeds. The hard outer rind
can be netted, ribbed, or smooth in texture. Most melons are picked
just before they are ripe. A good melon is firm and has a good aroma.
Good source of vitamin C and potassium, and relatively low in
calories.Seeds are typically removed from fresh melons before
service. The rind may o
◉ What are the different types of melons?. Answer: Cantaloupes,
muskmelons, honeydew, canary, watermelons, casaba, and
Crenshaw.
◉ Cantaloupes. Answer: Orange-fleshed melon with a rough, deeply
grooved rind. The grooves run lengthwise from the stem. American
cantaloupe is actually a kind of musk melon.
, ◉ Charentais cantaloupe. Answer: Pale-green lightly ridged rind and
is native to Europe .
◉ Muskmelons. Answer: A round, orange-fleshed melon with a beige
or brown, netted rind. The inside flesh can range inc olor from
salmon to an orange-yellow color. There are many hybrids derived
from muskmelons, including the American cantaloupe.
◉ Santa Claus melon. Answer: A large mottled yellow and green
variety of muskmelon that has a slightly waxy skin and soft stem end
when ripe. Typically used in fruit salads and platters.
◉ Persian melon. Answer: Also known as a patelquat, is a green
muskmelon with finely textured net on the rind. The green coloring
lightens and the netting turns brown as the melon ripens. Often
served with breakfast.
◉ Honeydew Melons. Answer: A melon with a smooth outer rind
that changed from a pale-green color to a creamy-yellow color as it
ripens. Honeydews have mild, sweet flavor. They are available
almost year round, but at peak of season from June through October.
Honeydew are used in the same manor as cantaloupes.
◉ Canary Melons. Answer: Fairly large, canary yellow melon with a
smooth rind that is slightly waxy when ripe. Canary melons are
REVIEW FORM 1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ What are sweet cherries. Answer: Bing, Gean, and Rainier.
◉ Bing cherries. Answer: Sweet , have a thin skin with a dark red
hue.
◉ Gean cherries. Answer: Red or black, soft-fleshed cherries, used in
the making of Kirsch, a cherry-flavored brandy.
◉ Rainier cherries. Answer: Premium cherry with yellow and red
skin and sweet yellow flesh.
◉ What are sour cherries?. Answer: Montmorency, Morello. They are
dark red in color and because of their sourness, are ore often cooked
to make james, jellies, pie fillings, and liqueurs.
◉ Olives. Answer: A small green or black drupe that is grown for
both the fruit and the oil. Unripe olives are green, tree-ripened olives
are dark brown to black. Fresh olives are bitter. A majority of olives
are brined or salt cured and then packed in olive oil or vinegar. Black
,olives, also known as Mission olives, get their color and flavor from
lye curing and oxygenation. Greek Kalamata olives are used in both
raw and cooked dishes.
◉ What kind of olives is olive oil made from? Extra-virgin olive oil?.
Answer: Olive oil is made from pressed tree-ripened olives. Extra
virgin olive oil is oil from the first cold pressing of tree-ripened
olives. Olive oils are classified by their level of acidity, extra virgin
olive oil is 1% acid, whereas virgin olive oil is 3% acid.
◉ Melons. Answer: A type of fruit that has a hard outer rine (skin)
and a soft inner flesh that contains many seeds. The hard outer rind
can be netted, ribbed, or smooth in texture. Most melons are picked
just before they are ripe. A good melon is firm and has a good aroma.
Good source of vitamin C and potassium, and relatively low in
calories.Seeds are typically removed from fresh melons before
service. The rind may o
◉ What are the different types of melons?. Answer: Cantaloupes,
muskmelons, honeydew, canary, watermelons, casaba, and
Crenshaw.
◉ Cantaloupes. Answer: Orange-fleshed melon with a rough, deeply
grooved rind. The grooves run lengthwise from the stem. American
cantaloupe is actually a kind of musk melon.
, ◉ Charentais cantaloupe. Answer: Pale-green lightly ridged rind and
is native to Europe .
◉ Muskmelons. Answer: A round, orange-fleshed melon with a beige
or brown, netted rind. The inside flesh can range inc olor from
salmon to an orange-yellow color. There are many hybrids derived
from muskmelons, including the American cantaloupe.
◉ Santa Claus melon. Answer: A large mottled yellow and green
variety of muskmelon that has a slightly waxy skin and soft stem end
when ripe. Typically used in fruit salads and platters.
◉ Persian melon. Answer: Also known as a patelquat, is a green
muskmelon with finely textured net on the rind. The green coloring
lightens and the netting turns brown as the melon ripens. Often
served with breakfast.
◉ Honeydew Melons. Answer: A melon with a smooth outer rind
that changed from a pale-green color to a creamy-yellow color as it
ripens. Honeydews have mild, sweet flavor. They are available
almost year round, but at peak of season from June through October.
Honeydew are used in the same manor as cantaloupes.
◉ Canary Melons. Answer: Fairly large, canary yellow melon with a
smooth rind that is slightly waxy when ripe. Canary melons are
