Take away food prices - ESL worksheet by Pastanaga - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

This is a “information gap” activity. That means Partner A has some prices, and Partner B has other prices. Each partner has pictures of food items with blank labels. To fill in the blanks, they need to ask each other: “How much is [item]?” and then write down the price they hear.

But since we’re solving it alone, we’ll match each picture to its correct price using both lists.

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First, let’s list all the items shown in the top half (Partner A’s side) and find their prices from Partner A’s list:

Top row (left to right):
1. Beer → Look at Partner B’s list: Beer = $1.20
2. Chips (bag says “Potato”) → Partner B: Chips = $1.25
3. Doughnut → Partner B: Doughnut = $0.90

Middle row:
4. Watermelon → Partner B: Watermelon = $0.90
5. Lemon juice (glass with straw and lemon) → Partner B: Lemon juice = $2.40
6. Sandwich → Partner B: Sandwich = $3.50

Bottom row:
7. Salad → Partner B: Salad = $3.70
8. Pizza → Partner B: Pizza = $4.30

Wait — but hold on! The instructions say: “Each partner has to ask about prices and fill in the labels.” And the sheet is cut into two parts. So actually, the top half belongs to Partner A, and the bottom half to Partner B? Let me check again.

Looking at the layout:

- Top box: Has 8 food images + “PARTNER A” price list
- Bottom box: Has 8 different food images + “PARTNER B” price list

And the note says: “This sheet is to be cut in two parts: one for each partner. Each partner has to ask about prices and fill in the labels.”

That means:

→ Partner A gets the TOP half: They see the 8 top images, but ONLY have the PARTNER A price list. So they don’t know the prices of those 8 items unless they ask Partner B.

→ Partner B gets the BOTTOM half: They see the 8 bottom images, but ONLY have the PARTNER B price list. So they don’t know the prices of those 8 items unless they ask Partner A.

BUT — looking closely at the images:

In the TOP half (Partner A’s side), the items are:
- Beer
- Chips
- Doughnut
- Watermelon
- Lemon juice
- Sandwich
- Salad
- Pizza

These are ALL listed in PARTNER B’s price list!

Similarly, in the BOTTOM half (Partner B’s side), the items are:
- Coffee
- Ice cream
- Cookies
- Chicken (roast chicken)
- Fruit (bowl of fruit)
- Apple pie
- Milk
- Fish

These are ALL listed in PARTNER A’s price list!

So here’s the trick:

✔ Partner A needs to ask Partner B: “How much is beer?” etc., because Partner B has those prices.

✔ Partner B needs to ask Partner A: “How much is coffee?” etc., because Partner A has those prices.

Since we’re doing both sides now, let’s assign the correct prices to each image based on which list contains them.

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Let’s do TOP HALF (Partner A’s worksheet):

Images and their correct prices (from Partner B’s list):

1. Beer → $1.20
2. Chips → $1.25
3. Doughnut → $0.90
4. Watermelon → $0.90
5. Lemon juice → $2.40
6. Sandwich → $3.50
7. Salad → $3.70
8. Pizza → $4.30

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Now BOTTOM HALF (Partner B’s worksheet):

Images and their correct prices (from Partner A’s list):

1. Coffee → $1.50
2. Ice cream → $3.20
3. Cookies → $2.40
4. Chicken → $9.30
5. Fruit → $4.90
6. Apple pie → $2.50
7. Milk → $0.90
8. Fish → $2.30

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Double-checking:

Top half items → all in Partner B’s list? Yes.

Bottom half items → all in Partner A’s list? Yes.

No duplicates or mismatches.

All prices matched correctly.

Final Answer:

TOP HALF (Partner A's sheet) - Fill in these prices:
- Beer: $1.20
- Chips: $1.25
- Doughnut: $0.90
- Watermelon: $0.90
- Lemon juice: $2.40
- Sandwich: $3.50
- Salad: $3.70
- Pizza: $4.30

BOTTOM HALF (Partner B's sheet) - Fill in these prices:
- Coffee: $1.50
- Ice cream: $3.20
- Cookies: $2.40
- Chicken: $9.30
- Fruit: $4.90
- Apple pie: $2.50
- Milk: $0.90
- Fish: $2.30