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Reading Comprehension Newspaer article
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1
Where was the Asian Cup held this year?
Canada
Asia
Brazil
Australia
2
What does shockwaves mean in this article?
electricity
happiness
power shocks
huge surprise
3
How long did it take for the Socceroos to qualify for the World Cup?
12 years
32 years
16 years
33 years
4
Why were the Brazilian players crying?
The Australian team used their change rooms
The Australian team inflicted pain on them
The Australian team hurt their feelings
The Australian team beat them
5
What did Australia bid for in 2022?
A new referees' system
New soccer rules
The World Cup for Australia
The Olympics for Australia
6
Where is Moncton?
USA
Italy
Russia
Canada
7
Who do you think Moncton's publicans are (fourth last paragraph)?
The hotel owners
The school principals
The priests
The accommodation owners
8
How many people live in Moncton?
7,000
200 million
70,000
2006
9
What does corruption mean?
Silliness
Fraud
celebration
Immaturity
10
What does "powerhouses" mean in the context of paragraph one?
all the these
supreme teams
usual winners
major players
11
What made the Socceroos angry in 2006?
Italy won by 16 goals
The referee said they had no hope
They lost their best player
A bad referees' decision
12
When we don't understand the meaning of a word when we read, what do we do?
cry
look at the word in context to work out its meaning
scream
run away
13
What seafood is farmed in Moncton?
Lobsters
Prawns
Scallops
Abalone
14
Why didn't Australia win their bid to host the 2022 World Cup?
They lost by one vote
FIFA gave the World Cup to Germany
There was probably cheating in the voting sytem
FIFA said Australia was corrupt
15
What is the Australian mens soccer team called?
Roulettes
Matildos
Kangaroos
Socceroos
16
There was "wailing in the bowels of the stadium" when Brazil lost. What does this mean?
The Brazil team sounded like whales
The Brazil team needed to go to the toilet
Crying could be heard deep inside the stadium
The Brazil team felt sick
17
How many times has an Australian soccer team won a knock-out match at World Cup?
Three times
Once
Twice
Never
18
Why were there no Australian soccer teams at the London Olympics in 2012?
They were disqualified
There was corruption
They cheated
They failed to qualify
19
What does seething mean in paragraph 7?
injured
jumping
laughing
furious
20
What does aggrieved mean, in the context of paragraph 5?
thrilled
upset
happy
lucky
21
Where was the Matildas' soccer match held?
Germany
Russia
Brazil
Moncton
22
What does "showcase" mean, in the context of paragraph 7?
demonstrate
all of these
highlight
show off
23
What does paragraph 6 infer about the qualifying system for the World Cup?
None of these
It is easy - like playing a casino game
It's dangerous because you can get killed
It's not always fair - one loss and you're out
24
How did the Socceroos go in the Asian Cup this year?
They were disqualified
They won
They did not qualify
They lost
25
What does "marred" mean in paragraph 8?
tarnished
tainted
all of these
spoiled
