A. Reading comprehension
Read our article about the government of Scotland on pages 6-7 of
English Now
No 93. Then match the numbers and years on the left with their descriptions on the right.
| 1. 790 | |
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| a. the year that the Scotland Act was enacted |
| 2. 5.3 million | |
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| b. the year that the Kingdom of Scotland was founded |
| 3. 843 AD | |
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| c. the year that Nicola Sturgeon became an MSP |
| 4. 1603 | |
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| d. the year that Scotland stopped being an independent country |
| 5. 1707 | |
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| e. the year that the Scottish people voted against Scotland becoming an independent country |
| 6. 1997 | |
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| f. the approximate number of islands in Scotland |
| 7. 1998 | |
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| g. the approximate percentage of UK voters that voted in 2016 to leave the EU |
| 8. 129 | |
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| h. the year that James VI became the king of England and Ireland, in addition to Scotland |
| 9. 2016 | |
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| i. the year that the Scottish people voted in favour of having a parliament with devolved powers |
| 10. 1999 | |
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| j. the number of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) |
| 11. 2014 | |
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| k. the year of the last general election in Scotland |
| 12. 52 | |
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| l. the approximate population of Scotland |