A. Reading comprehension – Multiple-choice questionnaire
Read the article ‘10 Things to do’ on pages 6-7 of
English Now
No 119 and choose the correct answer.
1. How can you travel around Calgary city centre for free?
a. You can take the A Train.
b. You can take the B Train.
c. You can take the C Train.
2. What is 190 metres tall and is one of the biggest attractions in Downtown Calgary?
a. Calgary shopping centre
b. Calgary Tower
c. Calgary Winsport
3. Glenbow Museum displays a large range of Indigenous items and artefacts but you can’t visit it right now. Why?
a. Because it closed down and won’t open again.
b. Because it burned down.
c. Because it closed down for a complete renovation and will open again in 2024.
4. Where can you find life-sized replicas of dinosaurs?
a. at Calgary Zoo
b. at the Devonian Gardens
c. in the streets of downtown Calgary
5. Where are the Devonian Gardens situated?
a. in Calgary zoo
b. around Glenbow Museum
c. at the top of a shopping centre
6. What is the Heritage Park Historical Village?
a. A place to discover what life was like in western Canada around the 1860s to the 1950s.
b. A place to discover what life was like in western Canada before the Europeans reached the continent.
c. A place to discover what life was like in western Canada in the 1980s.
7. Where can you enjoy rollercoaster rides?
a. at Calgary zoo
b. in Calaway Park in the city of Springbank
c. at the Heritage Park Historical Village
8. What is lacrosse?
a. It is another way of saying ice hockey.
b. It is Canada’s official summer sport.
c. It is a new sport practised on ice.
9. What happened in Calgary in 1988?
a. There was an earthquake.
b. the biggest snow storm ever
c. the Winter Olympics
10. What is the Calgary Stampede ?
a.It is a big event with a festival, an exhibition and a 10-day rodeo.
b. It is when wild horses suddenly start running in the same direction.
c. It is a horseback parade around Calgary.
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