Reading comprehension
Read the article about Charles Darwin on pages 8-9 of
English Now
No 78 and then choose the correct answers to the questions below.
1. Charles Darwin was the author of
a.
On the Origin of Species
.
b.
Evolution
.
c.
The Theory of Development
.
2. He developed a theory about
a. the Galápagos Islands.
b. fossils.
c. evolution.
3. Darwin’s father wanted him to be a
a. doctor.
b. lawyer.
c. scientist.
4. Darwin studied theology at
a. Cambridge University.
b. Oxford University.
c. the London School of Economics.
5. Darwin joined a scientific expedition at the age of
a. 25.
b. 32.
c. 22.
6. He travelled to
a. South America and North America.
b. South America, the Galápagos Islands, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
c. Asia.
7. Darwin thought that Charles Lyell’s book
Principles of Geology
was very interesting because
a. Lyell said that animals evolved over time.
b. Lyell said that there was evidence that humans had evolved from apes.
c. Lyell said that fossils in rocks were evidence of animals that had lived thousands or millions of years ago.
8. Darwin believed that animals that adapted to their environment had a better chance of survival. He called this theory
a. ‘natural selection’.
b. ‘normal selection’.
c. ‘natural process’.
9. There is a statue of Charles Darwin in
a. the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.
b. the Tate in London.
c. the Natural History Museum in London.
10. Charles Darwin died in
a. 1890.
b. 1882.
c. 1885.
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