Reading 8th form

Question 1

Read the text from which four sentences are missing. Match the sentences

(A-E) to the sentences (1-4). There is one extra sentence.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 2

Read the text from which four sentences are missing. Match the sentences

(A-E) to the sentences (1-4). There is one extra sentence.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 3

Read the text from which four sentences are missing. Match the sentences

(A-E) to the sentences (1-4). There is one extra sentence.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 4

Read the text from which four sentences are missing. Match the sentences

(A-E) to the sentences (1-4). There is one extra sentence.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 5

Is the following statement True or False

 Igbo peoples celebrate the festival every year.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 6

Is the following statement True or False

The festival is celebrated only in Nigeria.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 7

Is the following statement True or False

The festival is two days long.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 8

Is the following statement True or False

The yam is a type of crop.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 9

Is the following statement True or False

Igbo peoples never throw away the yam.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 10

Is the following statement True or False

Celebrations begin only after the priest has tried a special dish.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 11

Is the following statement True or False

The festival is only about eating.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.

Question 12

Is the following statement True or False

The festival helps the people to feel connected with their homeland.

The New Yam Festival has been celebrated by the Igbo peoples of south eastern Nigeria for many centuries. Today it is held every August and lasts for at least two days. [1] The festival therefore celebrates a season of plenty and also marks the beginning of a new farming year.

On the eve of the festival, all the old year’s yams are either eaten or thrown away. Then kitchen pots and pans are cleaned ready for cooking the new yams next day. [2] One common dish is fufu, mashed yam balls eaten with soup. The priest of the tribe takes the first mouthful to give thanks to the gods and then the feasting begins!

But there’s more to the Yam Festival than just eating! Traditional dances are performed and people throw parties and take part in parades. [3] There are colourful costumes and people disguise themselves in animal masks or masks showing the different seasons.

The Yam Festival is not only held in Africa. [4] Living away from home, these people feel the need to keep their traditions. When interviewed, the chairman of the Irish Igbo Union said that the festival was a central part of Igbo culture. That surely makes it one of their most important annual events.